In an exclusive conversation with Shweta for Style Essentials, the chef who has won everything the industry has to give speaks about surrendering control to the moon, what a pandemic garden taught him about creativity, and why the most radical thing a three-Michelin-star restaurant can do is stop deciding what you eat.

Over nearly two decades, Culinary Art India has grown from a regional contest into one of the country’s most significant professional platforms for chefs. What began as a focused competition has steadily expanded in scale, attracting participants from across India while strengthening its technical standards, judging processes, and professional discipline. This year’s edition marks an important moment in that journey, with the competition receiving endorsement from the World A