Sanjeev Kapoor (born 10 April 1964) is an Indian celebrity chef, entrepreneur and television personality. Kapoor hosted the TV show Khana Khazana, the longest running show of its kind in Asia which was broadcast in 120 countries and in 2010 had more than 500 million viewers.[1] He is also the first chef in the world to own a 24X7 food and lifestyle channel, Food Food which was launched in January 2011.[2]
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Born | (1964-04-10) 10 April 1964 (age 58) Ambala, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
Education | Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi |
Spouse | Alyona Kapoor |
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Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
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Website | Sanjeev Kapoor |
Kapoor was born in April 1964 in Ambala and spent his childhood in multiple North Indian cities.[3][4] He began his career in the hospitality industry in 1984 after completing the Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi. Kapoor is married to Alyona Kapoor, who is also a part of his business, Turmeric Vision Pvt. Ltd. (TVPL).[2]
After working in many hotels at different places like Varanasi, New Zealand, etc. he became the youngest Executive Chef of Centaur Hotel in Mumbai in the year 1992. He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of India Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations. He is on board as one of the key members of the International Culinary Panel of Singapore Airlines.[5]
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