Atul Kochhar - Highly lauded chef-patron Atul Kochhar is reconfirmed as the best Indian chef in London! Atul was the first Indian chef to receive a Michelin star at Tamarind four years ago and In the three years since opening his own Restaurant Benares, set in classy Mayfair; he has acomplished setting a prestigious standard in what he delivers, and has established Benares as one of London's best Indian restaurants.
In 2006 Atul took part in the BBC2's Great British Menu where he competed against other top British chefs for the chance to cook for the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations. (If you didn't catch the last series, Highlights are being shown on the 17th February on Saturday Kitchen at 10.am.) In April 2007 Atul will return to our screens in a second series of the show where he will be up against The Boxwood Café's Stuart Gillies.