Arup Dasgupta has been revealed as the Asian & Oriental Chef of the Year, following a live cook off organised by the Asian Catering Ferderation.
Chef Dasgusta, a private chef who operates Euphoria by Chef Arup in Kent, was revealed as this year’s winner by BBC news anchor Samantha Simmonds at House of Lords yesterday on 17th July, hosted by Lord Kamall.
This year’s runner up was Chef Ravindra Singh Rawat from Namak Restaurant in South Woodford, and the finalists, who were presented with regional awards were: Alex Boyd (Kumquat in Tunbridge Wells), Arjun Khanal (Chor Baazaar in Slough), Chef Jamal Uddin Ahmed (Humayra in Sittingbourne), Purusan Malla (Panas Gurkha in Blackheath), and Ellen Rahman and Chef Rozario (Gateway of India in Cardiff).
Author: George Shaw
Former BBC journalist and founder and CEO of an award-winning London advertising and PR company for 20 years, providing restaurant consultancy services. Spent a decade as the director of communications of the Asian Catering Federation in the UK and lead judge for its various restaurant and chef awards programmes. Now returned to journalism, specialising in food and travel and currently the Editor-in-Chief for Taste London, Taste Asia, the Good Curry Guide and CEO of International Culinary Guides.