With an aim to recognize and reward India’s most talented chefs, Culinary Culture announces FoodSuperstars, an annual ranking of the top 30 chefs from across India. The first edition of FoodSuperstars will be launched at an invitation-only high-profile Awards ceremony at The Leela Palace, New Delhi on 19th March 2022.
Culinary Culture was Co-founded by food critic Vir Sanghvi, India’s most respected food critic and Sameer Sain, co-founder and CEO of the Everstone Group. Established to transform the perception of India’s culinary culture globally, it is all set to reward chefs as the true heroes of the Indian F&B industry.
FoodSuperstars will release a list of India’s top 30 chefs ranked in order from one to 30. Each chef will receive an award and a plaque as a badge of honour and in the event, the chef leaves their current restaurant/ hotel they can take the award and plaque with them.
FoodSuperstars followed a detailed selection process with nominations put forward by Culinary Culture’s seasoned community of FoodHunters consisting of over 40 food connoisseurs from across the country. Each nomination was submitted along with an explanation of why a particular chef deserves a place on the list.
The process included a physical session to debate the nominations, where the FoodHunters were made to defend their choices. The final list of nominated chefs was then shared with Culinary Culture’s Secret Jury consisting of India’s topmost culinary experts and biggest foodies. The Jury further culled the list to arrive at the Top 30 and the process was overseen by Vir Sanghvi. The final list will only be disclosed on the night of the awards ceremony and is not shared with the FoodHunters.
According to Culinary Culture, these food rankings will not have any outside influence or commercial consideration. No restaurant or hotel advertisements are accepted.
Along with the ranking of the Top 30, each edition will also feature special awards that will be bestowed on Chefs for exceptional achievements throughout the year. These will include awards for Social Activism, Sustainable Cooking Practices and an award to a Food Legend. After a very challenging two years of the pandemic, India’s F&B Industry finally has something to look forward to and celebrate.
Speaking about the launch of the new Awards platform, Vir Sanghvi, Chairman, Culinary Culture said, “While many platforms recognize restaurants, FoodSuperstars is the first platform that has been created to shine the spotlight on Chefs’ endeavours, to remind us of the real heroes who work with their hands to create the food that brings us so much joy.”
Co-founded by Vir Sanghvi, and Sameer Sain, Culinary Cultures claims to be an authoritative, independent rating organization, awarding stars to restaurants and recognizing and rewarding India’s best chefs and street food vendors. It organizes global culinary exchanges, bringing the world’s greatest chefs to cook in India and sends Indian chefs to cook at the best restaurants in the world.
In 2020, it organized events in India with Chef Mauro Colagreco of Mirazur in France, the three Michelin starred restaurant, rated as World no.1. Culinary Culture has an academy of FoodHunters, consisting of 40+ of India’s top food experts based around the country. Its various IPs include FoodSuperstars, Culinary Conversations, StreetFoodSuperstars, Culinary X Change and Plate of Love amongst many others.
