Ranveer Brar in conversation with Shantanu Prakash | Business Class

It’s not only the product with which you can move ahead in the game, there’s more to it. Watch celebrity Chef Ranveer Brar telling some handpicked business tips which he learnt in his journey from being a sidekick at a kabab restaurant in Lucknow to being a recognised Chef. Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar shares his interesting journey from being an apprentice with a kebab stall to being a celebrity, a restaurateur, an entrepreneur, master chef judge, TV host and a lot many things. His journey filled with so many highs and lows has several lessons to learn. Inspiring startup story indeed for young entrepreneurs. Born in Lucknow, it was somewhat inevitable that he would be fascinated with the city’s street kebab vendors. When he was 17 years of age, one such kebab ustad, Munir Ahmed, tutored Brar on the finer points of kebab making. That was the epiphanic moment that made him choose cooking as his calling. It took a good deal of convincing his parents who were important land-owners in the district that their son could be a cook and yet be respected, and finally Brar was able to enroll himself at the catering management college in Lucknow. At the age of twenty-five, he became the youngest executive chef of India. His career began at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi, after which he worked at the Radisson Blu, Noida. He then moved to New York where he had the privilege of cooking at James Beard House. In Boston he opened two award-winning restaurants, BanQ and Kashmir. He returned to India as the senior executive chef of Novotel, Mumbai. Ranveer has gone on to do several TV shows including Ranveer’s Cafe, Breakfast Xpress, Snack Attack, Homemade, Thank God It’s Fryday and The Great Indian Rasoi. He was a judge in the fourth season of MasterChef India, and is currently in the process of opening new restaurants in Bengaluru, Madrid and Mumbai. He was featured in the list of ‘Top10 Chefs of the Country’ by Hotelier magazine, and was covered in the book Celebrated Chefs of India by Marryam H. Reshii. He was given the award for best TV chef at the Indian Telly Awards, 2015. Today, Ranveer describes himself as a food nomad who attempts to put his travels on to a menu. He is happiest when he has a kitchen to play in. About BusinessClass: An interactive show with leading industry figures, the Business Class is hosted by Shantanu Prakash – a revered name in the industry. His insightful conversation with new-age startups, founders and subject matter experts give viewers an inside into the culture of startups, their biggest challenges and their efforts to overcome them. From his extensive experience with the country’s most renowned investors, Shantanu also gives valuable business startup advice to these fast propelling startups. About FounderIndia: FounderINDIA is India’s first digital business news platform that broadcasts talk shows, chats, conversations, interviews with leading figures from the world of business, politics, sports, entertainment, social sector and others.