Kunal Kapur

Kunal Kapur: Biography in Details

Who is Kunal Kapur?

Kunal Kapur is one of the top chefs and a restaurateur. He is also the judge of the Star Plus series MasterChef India.

Currently, he is working as the Executive Sous Chef at the Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon, India.

Kunal Kapur- Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Kunal Kapur was born on Sep 18, 1979, in New Delhi, India to Punjabi banker parents. He has one sister. Kunal holds Indian ethnicity.

Education

Kunal Kapur’s schooling was at St. Francis De Sales School. He then graduated in commerce from Delhi University, Delhi.

Later he attended the Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, India.

Kunal Kapur- Professional career

Kunal learned early cooking from his father and grandfather. Then in 2000, he began his career with the Taj Group of Hotels.

Kunal Kapur has also cooked satvik food for prime minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Ms. Merkel.

This chef has also opened his own restaurant.

MasterChef India

MasterChef India is an Indian cooking reality show based on MasterChef Australia.

Kapur appeared as a judge of MasterChef India for Seasons 1,2,3 and 5. He hasn’t just judged the seasons but also hosted them.

He was also invited as a guest judge in Masterchef America in 2011. His other hosted food show includes My Yellow Table (Seasons 1-4).

His other show-related food was Foodie Comes to America (2015). In it, Kunal Kapur traveled to New York and California and showcased Indo-American cuisine.

The other shows done by chef Kunal Kapur are Pickle Nation (2016), Thalis of India (2017), and Curries Of India (2018).

Awards and Recognitions

• Limca Book of Records has honored Kunal for creating the largest chocolate tower in 2010.
• Won The Indian Television Academy Award for the Best Jury/Anchor for Junior MasterChef India in 2014.
• Honored as Top 20 Chefs in India.
• Awarded with prestigious Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship 2012 in the field of food and beverage.
• Won the Epicurean Guild Award for Best Food Entertainer in 2017.

Kunal Kapur : Net worth, salary

Kunal Kapur’s net worth is around $72 million US as of 2022.

The average Sous Chef salary is around $48,693 US per year.

Body Measurement, Height, Weight

Kunal Kapur has black hair and dark brown eyes.

His height is 5 feet 10 inches and his weight of 84kg.

His chest, waist, and biceps are 40, 32, and 12 inches respectively.

Social Media

Kunal Kapur around has 2.2 million followers on Facebook, more than 1.6m on Instagram, and around 2.14m followers.

Besides this, he is also on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/chefkunal3005 with around 1.34 million.

His own website http://www.chefkunalkapur.com/ helps people with cooking.

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