Chef Alfred Prasad

Born 1975 and educated in the South of India Education : Graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management in Madras in 1993. He completed his advanced chef's training in Delhi Career : Worked at the near-legendary Bukhara and Dum-Pukht restaurants before moving to the Sheraton Hotel in Madras to be Executive Chef of the Dakshin restaurant there. A period at Veerawamy in London was followed by the position of Sous Chef at Tamarind in 2001 before becoming Executive Chef in 2002 Youngest Indian chef to achieve a Michelin star. In 2004 added to Debrett's "People of Today". "Alfred deserves the widest recognition. A lot of people take Indian food for granted, but this man is always pushing the boundaries, seeking out new spices and combinations." Gordon Ramsey, Saturday Times Magazine