Chef Vikram Sunderam

Born in Bombay, India Career : Took over as Executive Chef at Bombay Brasserie in London in 1997 - Ex-Taj Mahal hotel group. Offered modern Bombay-inspired menu. Clients included Paul McCartney, V S Naipaul and Madonna. Tom Cruise ordered takeaways for his private jet December 2005 Head Chef at critically acclaimed Rasika in Washington DC and made Esquire's American Top Twenty restaurants in 2006.. Named one of the nominees in the 'Best Chefs of America' category for the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards, considered to be the food and beverage industry's equivalent to the Oscars. Under the Best Chefs in America category, Sunderam is one of the five finalists in the Best Chef-Mid Atlantic region, comprising the US states of DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.