Awards Jury

Padma Shree Awardee Dr. Pushpesh Pant

Indian Academician, Food Critic & Historian

Chef harpal singh sokhi

Celebrity Chef, Coach & Restauranteur

chef kunal kapur

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Personality, Judge (MasterChef India), Author & Food Researcher

Chef Amit Gothwal

Executive Chef, The Ashok Hotel,
Former Executive Chef- President’s Secretariat

Dr. (Chef) K Thiru

Founding Dean,
The School of Hospitality Management,
Mahindra University

CHEF KOUSHIK S.

Chef, Founder, Eatitude Consultants, MasterChef Tamil Judge & TEDx Speaker

Chef Rakesh Raghunathan

Celebrity Chef,
Food Historian &
MasterChef India Judge (Tamil)

CHEF CHALAPATHI RAO

Cuisine Designer & Partner – Simply South, MasterChef India (Telugu) Judge, TEDx Speaker

Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

Food Writer & Journalist,
Author-NY, Al Jazeera,
The National, Fodors, Whetstone, GBH, Eaten, Nikkei Asia,
Mint Lounge