Background
Brar was born in Lucknow, India, into a family of landlords.
Brar was born in Lucknow, India, into a family of landlords.
His television shows include Breakfast Xpress, Snack Attack, Homemade, The Great Indian Rasoi, Thank God lieutenant"s Fryday and Health Bhi Taste Bhi. He was also one of the judges for season four of MasterChef India, which is based on the British competitive cooking game show, MasterChef, alongside fellow chefs Sanjeev Kapoor and Vikas Khanna. When fairly young, he was inspired by the local kebab vendors in Lucknow to pursue his love of food, and was also a volunteer apprentice to one of them.
Eventually he joined the Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow, for a more formal initiation into the culinary world.
After completing his education at IHM, Brar began his career at the Taj Mahal Hotel. In 2001, at Fort Aguada Beach Resort in Goa, he opened “Morisco” a seafood restaurant, “il Camino” an Italian restaurant and “Fishtail” a small open air barbeque eatery.
Back in Delhi in 2003, he was part of the newly opened Radisson Blu Hotel, Noida. He also became the youngest executive chef of his time in the country at the age of 25.
He then left for Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where he opened "Banq", a fine Franco-Asian restaurant.
Following this, he was appointed Corporate Chef for the One World Hospitality Group, one of the oldest restaurant groups in Boston. Back in India, he joined Novotel, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, as the Senior Executive Chef. He has hosted various cookery shows including The Great Indian Rasoi, Breakfast Xpress and Snack Attack on Indian television
The second season of Thank God lieutenant"s Fryday was launched in July 2015 by Zoom (television channel) and Philips India.
The Great Indian Rasoi, Season 2, covering a different set of destinations, is also being telecast as of 2015 on Living Foodz (formerly known as Zee Khana Khazana Channel ). Has designed and created an exclusive menu for the upcoming Music Television India chain of restaurants, launched by Viacom 18 consumer products wing.
FLYP Music Television, the first restaurant opened in Delhi in mid-December 2015 Created and launched an "artisan" line of meal kits in association with Haute Chef in December 2015.
Acknowledged by the James Beard Foundation, New York for his outstanding contribution. Received recognition for his contribution to various cuisines by several institutions such as AIWF, AICA, as also the Mayor of Boston. In addition he has also represented India at the WPF. Featured among the top 50 chefs in the Indian Culinary Forum book Handled banquets at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and at the Prime Minister’s residence, plus he cooked for several Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities, both in the United States and India. Associated with the food editorial panel of deoxyribonucleic acid Mumbai and regularly contributes an article every Saturday. Featured in the book Celebrated Chefs of India by Marryam H Reshii. Appointed Brand Ambassador for SunGold Kiwifruit in India marketed by Zespri International - June 2015 Appointed Brand Ambassador for Assocom Institute of Technology and Management(AIBTM) -June 2015 Appointed first-ever Brand Ambassador for Philips India Kitchen Appliances - July 2015 Appointed Brand Ambasador for Go Cheese India (October 2015) First Indian Brand Ambassador for Italy"s Bertolli Olive oil.
