Biography

Does Kunal Kapur smoke?: Not Known.Does Kunal Kapur drink alcohol?: Not Known.Kunal Kapur is an Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur, best known as the host and judge of the TV series MasterChef India Season 1, 2 and 3 aired on Star Plus and Junior Masterchef India Season 1.Kunal was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi family.He belongs to the family of bankers and his parents wanted him to go for the same profession for which he graduated in commerce from Delhi University.He has been recognised amongst the Best Chefs in India by National Weekly Magazine India Today.After a long career at the Taj group of hotels, he is now the Executive Sous Chef at the Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon. He had also opened a restaurant which has achieved the Best Restaurant Award thrice.He authored a cookbook A Chef In Every Home: The Complete Family Cook Book.He hosted his first travel & food show The Foodie comes to America, shot entirely in New York and California, discovering the journey of Indian food in the USA. He was invited as a guest judge on an episode of Season 2 of MasterChef USA. Kunal also hosted season 1 and season 2 of My Yellow Table on NDTV Good Times and Pickle Nation, Fit Foodie, and Celebrating Togetherness on Living Foods.His name was cited by Limca Book of Records for creating Indias largest Chocolate Tower.