He is an Indian chef & entrepreneur Was born in April 1964 Diploma in Hotel Management from IIHM, Pusa He was

topper in his batch Started in the hospitality industry in 1984 After working in many hotels, became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai

His television show won the Best Cookery Show Award given by the Indian Television Academy (ITA) in 2001 Received Best Executive Chef of World Award by H & FS Also received the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland Singapore Airlines recruited him as member of its International Culinary Panel

In 2010 Kapoor launched Sanjeev Kapoors Khazana Released a no. of books & CDs for his recipes Also launched brand Wonderchef Enabling Indian women to empower themselves by starting their own business

He ran a weekly cookery show Rasoi Khajina a home production - in Marathi being telecast on DD Sahayadri which gained popularity within weeks In January 2011 he launched Food Food channel

A wide range of food products, including finger licking Pickles, Blended Masalas, Sprinklers and 123 Ready To Cook Mixes have already created millions of admirers nationwide and internationally He ran a weekly cookery show Rasoi Khajina a home production - in Marathi being telecast on DD Sahayadri which gained popularity within weeks In January 2011 he launched Food Food channel

The Gulf region's first Spanish hotel, which is scheduled to open here in October, will have signature Indian restaurant Khazana by celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor among its other attractions He has more than 15 outlets of his The Yellow Chilli chain of restaurants in India and abroad

His portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 5,000 tried and tested recipes and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking. It has 2 lakh registered users, with a page view of 7 million per month in age group 20-60 years and around 2 million hits a day Sanjeev Kapoor is on the board of Singapore Airlines International Culinary Panel sharing the limelight with some award winning, world renowned star chefs from culinary capitals across the globe.

Among the numerous awards he has won the Brand Leadership award at the 5th Indira Awards for Marketing Excellence 2006 and the Hall of Fame Award under the aegis of The Star of the Industry Awards for excellent contribution to the field of hospitality need special mention. He has solely been responsible for making this profession attain Himalayan heights bringing respectability and visibility to the trade and chefs as never before. He ran a weekly cookery show Rasoi Khajina a home production - in Marathi being telecast on DD Sahayadri which gained popularity within weeks.