Chef Gopalkrishnan NS

Career : Became Head Chef at London's Mint Leaf in 2011 from Michelin starred Tamarind. His father owning a small restaurant in India and even his grandfather ran a catering business. His upbringing in south India, just outside of Madras, was very much dominated by local cuisine. His professional career, like any well-informed chef though was much more diverse. He started with the Taj Connemara. In 2001, he joined The Park group as Kitchen Management Trainee in the Kolkatta unit and got transferred to The Park, Chennai as an opening team member. The rest was natural progression until he hit London at Tamarind to work under top chef Alfred Prasad.