Koushik Shankar (Chef) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Koushik Shankar (Chef) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Profession: Chef
Hometown: Bangalore, Karnataka
Education: PG Diploma In Business Analytics
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other name | The Mad Chef |
| Profession(s) | • Chef • Restaurant Consultant |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 175 cm** in meters**- 1.75 m** in feet & inches**- 5’ 9”** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Career | |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • President's Medal 2023 by IFCA  • Best Chef award by Tamil Tourism 2017 • An award at the Indian Restaurant Congress 2017 • Times Hospitality Icon 2019 • Times Food Award 2017  • Times Food Award 2016 |
| Personal Life | |
| Age | Not Known |
| Birthplace | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| School | Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore |
| College/University | • Alliance Francaise De Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka • Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore • Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning |
| Educational Qualification | • Diploma in French Linguistic Skills from Alliance Francaise De Bangalore, Bangalore • Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning check sources LinkedIn - Koushik Shankar |
| Tattoo | A Japanese dragon on his left full arm  |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known About Koushik Shankar
Koushik Shankar is an Indian chef known for his fusion dishes. He appeared as a judge in the Tamil TV cookery show ‘MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2’ (2023), which premiered on the OTT platform SonyLIV.
He has loved cooking since he was a child. In an interview, he disclosed that at the young age of five, he tried to cook a Chinese cuisine after reading its recipe in a comic book titled ‘Asterix In Spain.’
He started working at the Leela Kempinsky (now The Leela), Mumbai as a Tr. Chef De Partie (station chef) in 1997.
In 1997, he started working as a Tr. Chef De Partie (station chef) at the Leela Kempinsky (now named The Leela) in Mumbai and worked there for a few months.
In the same year, he joined the Cafe Coffee Day in Mumbai as Product Development Manager. He worked there for more than two years and left the job in 1999.
Shankar worked as a Product Development and Marketing Manager for more than three years (September 1999 to October 2002) at Chimayo Chains Private Limited, located in Chennai.
In 2002, he joined Java Green Private Limited, Chennai, as a Product Development Manager. After working there for more than three years, he resigned from there in 2006.
The chef established his own food and beverages consultancy company ‘Eatitude Gourmet Technologists’ in 2006.
Koushik Shankar while working at his company
Shankar, through his company, has provided consultancy to various well-known restaurants and cafes such as Toss Up, Illusions, Peach’s, Simply South, Azzuri Bay, The Tower (North Carolina), Mantra (North Carolina), Hundred’s Heritage, Coal N Flame, Eleven Fine Dining, Greens N Grains, Raakozhi, Sri Krishna Rassa, The Gig, Texas Fiesta, The Bayleaf, M.A.S.H., Chennai Chillin’, Hazzel Dairy, The Madaras Kafe, Boomerang, Soup and Salad Café, Dewberry’s, Funk N Jazz, Kalmane Koffees, and Qwiky’s.
He has showcased his culinary skills as the main chef in the Tamil cooking television series Masala Express’ and ‘Thamizhagathin Samayal Champion.’ Both the cookery shows were broadcast on Jaya TV.
The chef appeared as a judge in seasons 1 and 2 of the popular Tamil cookery TV show ‘MasterChef India – Tamil’ in 2021 and 2023 respectively. Season 1 of the show was aired on the TV channel Sun TV and season 2 premiered on the OTT platform SonyLIV.
Koushik Shankar in ‘MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2’
He made a guest appearance in the debate cum talk show ‘Tamizha Tamizha’ (2022), which aired on Zee Tamil.
In 2022, he made an appearance in the comedy-based cooking competition TV show ‘Cooku with Comali’ as a visiting judge. The TV show was broadcast on Star Vijay.
He was the judge along with Ranveer Brar at the Merit Awards & Market Research, which was held in New Delhi in 2022.
Koushik Shankar as the chief guest at the Merit Awards & Market Research 2022
He has been a judge for several award ceremonies held in the year 2022 such as ‘The Food Connoisseur India Award,’ ‘Indian International Victory Awards,’ and ‘Restaurant Awards.’
In an interview, he revealed how he got the nickname ‘The Mad Chef’ and said,
I got the nickname Mad Chef back in college when my instructors saw that I had done South Indian food with Continental presentation. And the name stuck.”
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