Garima Arora
Indian chef
Garima Arora is an Indian chef. In November 2018, she became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star.[1][2][3]
Garima Arora | |
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| Born | Garima Arora Mumbai, India |
| Education | Le Cordon Bleu, Paris |
| Spouse | Rahul Verma |
| Children | Aham Arora Verma |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
Current restaurant(s)
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Early life and career change
Arora grew up in Mumbai, and is of Punjabi Arora family. She initially pursued a career in journalism before becoming a chef.[4][5][6][7][8]
In 2008, she left for France. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and graduated in 2010. She worked with Chef Gaggan Anand, Gordon Ramsay and René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen[9] before opening her own restaurant, Gaa, in Bangkok in April 2017. Gaa is a three-storey restaurant that celebrates a modern tasting menu using traditional Indian techniques.[1]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chef Arora: India's first woman with a Michelin star". CNN Travel. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "India's first woman to win a Michelin star". BBC News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "Garima Arora: an Indian Chef & Michelin Star". Suger Mint. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "Garima Arora becomes first Indian woman to bag a Michelin Star for Bangkok restaurant". The News Minute. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "Food Forward India: Can Experts Agree on Indian Food?". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "1-50 The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ Tiu, Cheryl. "Garima Arora, The First Indian Woman To Receive A Michelin Star, Is Now Asia's Best Female Chef 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Mumbai girl voted Asia's best female chef". Condé Nast Traveller India. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Chef Arora: India's first woman with a Michelin star". CNN Travel. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.