Kolkata-born Gaggan Anand redefined Indian cuisine with his eponymous restaurant in Bangkok, making it Asia’s best for the fourth consecutive year. And, he is not done yet. He moves to Japan next
A hole in the wall of a zoo in Kolkata was a portal to his heart’s desire—food. A young Gaggan Anand, least interested in studies, would often skip school and head to the nearby zoo, following the scent of hot samosas wafting in through the teeny-weeny outlet. All he remembers is a hand jutting out of the hole and giving him samosas. He never saw the vendor’s face, but his samosas left a memory trace. Food had, by then, worked its charm on Anand.
Today, that Punjabi kid from Kolkata runs his eponymous restaurant in downtown Bangkok. Gaggan, which serves progressive Indian cuisine, has topped ‘Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ list for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, and was ranked seventh in the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ 2017 list (the 2018 list will be announced at Bilbao, Spain, on June 19). Gaggan is also one among three restaurants in Bangkok to get two Michelin stars, after the Michelin Guide made its Bangkok debut last December (no restaurant received the highly coveted three stars). In 2016, Anand was featured in season 2 of Netflix’s Chef’s Table.
Esta historia es de la edición May 13, 2018 de THE WEEK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición May 13, 2018 de THE WEEK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
When Kozhikode beach became a fertile ground for ideas with Manorama Hortus
RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI
