Hari Nayak (chef)

Hari Nayak is an Indian chef and food industry executive.

Hari Nayak
Born
Udupi, India
Alma materCulinary Institute of America
OccupationChef

Early life

Hari Nayak was born in Udupi, India.[1] He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America,[2] and after moving to the US, spent the first twenty years of his career as a chef working for restaurants in New York City.[1]

Career

In addition to his work as a chef, he is known as an advocate of South Indian cuisine.[3][4] His first restaurant was the first patisserie to open in the US, located in Princeton, New Jersey, Halo Fete.[5] Following this, he became an executive chef with a North American food service company,[2] and has worked for several food companies, including Sodexo.[6]

Restaurants that Nayak has worked as an executive founder for have included Alchemy in Bangalore;[2] the Tandur Indian Kitchen chain of restaurants in Tennessee and South Carolina;[7][8] the restaurants Masti and Bombay Bungalow in Dubai; Charcoza in Riyadh;[6] and he has been the Culinary Director for Café Spice in New York City.[9] He is also the owner of Soul Curry, which he opened in 2019.[6]

In 2018 Nayak co-developed The Trial Box, a self-catering product for festival meals like Diwali.[10] Before 2017, he published five Indian cookbooks for the western market,[6] including Modern Indian Cooking,[11] My Indian Kitchen, and Café Spice Cookbook.[6] He then released his sixth book, Spice Trail - 100 modern global recipes to excite and inspire home cooks!,[12] which was his first to focus on a readership in India rather than the west.[13] Each of his books has been a bestseller.[14]

He also runs a website that features his work and recipes,[15] and has appeared on Food Network shows like Beat Bobby Flay[9] as a judge.[6]

References
  1. "Chef Nayak's menu for Alchemy will make you love "fusion" food". www.indulgexpress.com.
  2. gomes, suruchi kapur (22 July 2018). "Alchemy of ingredient highs". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. IANS, NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM. "'Not Just Dosas and Idlis'; New York-based chef Hari Nayak Hopes to Popularize South Indian Cuisine". India West.
  4. Rajmohan, Sooraj (30 May 2018). "Chef Hari Nayak brings his flavour to Bengaluru". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. Mukherjee, Shalini (18 September 2018). "Top 10 World Famous Best Indian Chefs".
  6. "Have Spices, Will Travel – from Udupi to New York to Dubai". cnbctv18.com.
  7. "Tikka Masala & Curry Are Not Indian Cuisine". www.charlottemagazine.com. 18 May 2018.
  8. "865Eats: Tandur Indian Kitchen". wbir.com.
  9. "Chef Hari Nayak of Bobby Flay Fame to Bring Cooking Demonstration to OU April 27". 24 April 2018.
  10. DelhiOctober 31, mail today New; October 31, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 18:03. "Your Diwali party catering, sorted". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. Morgan, Richard (18 September 2018). "Adda Could Be the Most Exciting New Indian Restaurant in New York". Grub Street.
  12. "Last Bite: Hari Nayak". HotelierME.
  13. Engl, India New; News (18 December 2017). "South Indian cuisine not just dosas and idlis: Chef Hari Nayak".
  14. "The 'next big thing' for ethnic dining". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  15. Agarwal, Meenakshi (26 January 2010). Knack Indian Cooking: A Step-by-Step Guide to Authentic Dishes Made Easy. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762762033 – via Google Books.
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