The Top Chef Awards 2014 saw jaw dropping numbers of the industry’s biggest names turn up to celebrate and award the best in the business, with the awards culminating in Parvez Dewan (Secretary, Ministry of Tourism) presenting the Delhi Gourmet Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Executive Chef J.P. Singh of Bukhara.
The other big honour of the evening – the Jiggs Kalra Award for Excellence in Modern Indian Cuisine – was awarded to Shantanu Mehrotra of Indian Accent, by the man himself – Jiggs Kalra, and his son, Zorawar Kalra.
The winners of the Best Pastry Chef of the Year (Five Star and Independent) were Anil Sharma of the Pullman Gurgaon Central Park and independent baker Jaya Kochhar, both of whom were awarded an all-expenses-paid trip by sponsors Elle & Vire (the brand of butter and cream that professional chefs use all over the world), for a three-day bakery programme led by the inimitable Eric Perez at the Macaron School of Training in Bangkok.
THE JURY
headed by
Manjit Gill – Corporate Chef, ITC Maurya & Founder-Member, Indian Federation of Culinary Associations
Bill Marchetti – Banyan Fine Foods
Marryam Reshii – Food Critic
Girish Krishnan – JW Marriott, New Delhi Aerocity
Mickey Bhoite – Le Cirque
Neeraj Tyagi – The Claridges
Magandeep Singh – Wine Sommelier
Varun Tuli – Restaurateur
THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS IS AS FOLLOWS :
Delhi Gourmet Club’s – Lifetime Achievement Award:
J.P. Singh (Bukhara, ITC Maurya)
Delhi Gourmet Club’s – Chef Leader of the Year:
Tanveer Kwatra – (Pullman Gurgaon Central Park)
Delhi Gourmet Club’s – Best Young Chef of the Year:
Himanshu Saini (Farzi Café)
Award for Excellence in North Indian Cuisine (Five Star):
Karan Singh (Dhaba, The Claridges)
Award for Excellence in North Indian Cuisine (Standalone):
Pradeep Khullar (Chor Bizarre)
Award for Excellence in South Indian/Coastal Cuisine (Five Star):
Velu Murugan (Dakshin, Sheraton)
Award for Excellence in South Indian/Coastal Cuisine (Stand Alone):
Arun Kumar TR (Zambar)
Jiggs Kalra Award for Excellence in Modern Indian Cuisine:
Shantanu Mehrotra (Indian Accent)
Award for Excellence in Regional Cuisine:
Crescentia Scolt Fernandes (Bernardo’s)
Foodhall Award for Excellence in Asian Cuisine (Five Star):
Nilesh Dey (Wasabi, The Taj Mahal Hotel)
Foodhall Award for Excellence in Asian Cuisine (Standalone):
Lok Prasad Subba (Yum Yum Tree)
Award for Excellence in European Cuisine (Five Star):
Rajiv Sinha (Sevilla, The Claridges)
Award for Excellence in European Cuisine (Standalone):
Sujan Sarkar (Olive Bar & Kitchen)
Pastry/Bakery Chef of the Year (Five Star):
Vikas Vibhuti (The Oberoi, New Delhi)
Pastry/Bakery Chef of the Yea (Five Star)
Anil Kumar (Pullman Gurgaon Central Park)
Pastry/Bakery Chef of the Year (Standalone):
Jaya Kochhar (Cakewalk)
Best New Entrant of the Year:
Anahita Dhondy (Soda Bottle Opener Wala)
Best Restaurant Manager of the Year:
Deepak Shettigar (Three Sixty Degrees – The Oberoi, New Delhi)
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