Hari Nayak
| Hari Nayak | |
|---|---|
| File:Chef-Hari-Nayak.jpg | |
| Born | Udupi, India |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Culinary Institute of America |
| 💼 Occupation | Chef |
Hari Nayak is an Indian chef and food industry executive.
Early life[edit]
Hari Nayak was born in Udupi, India.[1] He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America,[2] and after moving to the US, spent the first twenty years of his career as a chef working for restaurants in New York City.[1]
Career[edit]
In addition to his work as a chef, he is known as an advocate of South Indian cuisine.[3][4] His first restaurant was the first patisserie to open in the US, located in Princeton, New Jersey, Halo Fete.[5] Following this, he became an executive chef with a North American food service company,[2] and has worked for several food companies, including Sodexo.[6]
Restaurants that Nayak has worked as an executive founder for have included Alchemy in Bangalore;[2] the Tandur Indian Kitchen chain of restaurants in Tennessee and South Carolina;[7][8] the restaurants Masti and Bombay Bungalow in Dubai; Charcoza in Riyadh;[6] and he has been the Culinary Director for Café Spice in New York City.[9] He is also the owner of Soul Curry, which he opened in 2019.[6]
In 2018 Nayak co-developed The Trial Box, a self-catering product for festival meals like Diwali.[10] Before 2017, he published five Indian cookbooks for the western market,[6] including Modern Indian Cooking,[11] My Indian Kitchen, and Café Spice Cookbook.[6] He then released his sixth book, Spice Trail - 100 modern global recipes to excite and inspire home cooks!,[12] which was his first to focus on a readership in India rather than the west.[13] Each of his books has been a bestseller.[14]
He also runs a website that features his work and recipes,[15] and has appeared on Food Network shows like Beat Bobby Flay[9] as a judge.[6]
In 2021 he became the Executive Chef of SONA, a new york city indian restaurant owned by Priyanka Chopra.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chef Nayak's menu for Alchemy will make you love "fusion" food". www.indulgexpress.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 gomes, suruchi kapur (22 July 2018). "Alchemy of ingredient highs". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ IANS, NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM. "'Not Just Dosas and Idlis'; New York-based chef Hari Nayak Hopes to Popularize South Indian Cuisine". India West.
- ↑ Rajmohan, Sooraj (30 May 2018). "Chef Hari Nayak brings his flavour to Bengaluru". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Shalini (18 September 2018). "Top 10 World Famous Best Indian Chefs".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Have Spices, Will Travel – from Udupi to New York to Dubai". cnbctv18.com.
- ↑ "Tikka Masala & Curry Are Not Indian Cuisine". www.charlottemagazine.com. 2018-05-18.
- ↑ "865Eats: Tandur Indian Kitchen". wbir.com.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Chef Hari Nayak of Bobby Flay Fame to Bring Cooking Demonstration to OU April 27". 24 April 2018.
- ↑ DelhiOctober 31, mail today New; October 31, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 18:03. "Your Diwali party catering, sorted". India Today.
- ↑ Morgan, Richard (18 September 2018). "Adda Could Be the Most Exciting New Indian Restaurant in New York". Grub Street.
- ↑ "Last Bite: Hari Nayak". HotelierME.
- ↑ Engl, India New; News (18 December 2017). "South Indian cuisine not just dosas and idlis: Chef Hari Nayak".
- ↑ "The 'next big thing' for ethnic dining". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ↑ Agarwal, Meenakshi (26 January 2010). Knack Indian Cooking: A Step-by-Step Guide to Authentic Dishes Made Easy. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762762033 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.harinayak.com/project/sona-nyc/
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