"I was born to be Cooking to Perfection!"

Shaurya Veer Kapoor, Executive Chef, Gola Sizzlers Delhi

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Shaurya Veer Kapoor, an alumnus of Culinary Institute of America, is the man behind all new mouth-watering and flavoursome dishes at Gola Sizzlers. He is the third generation who has joined this home venture and took the business forward with his brand-new ideas and his passion for food. Since the age of 12, Shaurya Veer Kapoor, was raised amidst an array of sizzlers. He was greatly inclined towards cooking and so, he started assisting his father and grandfather in the kitchen at their workplace. He not only got to work on his passion towards cooking but also started to understand the overall ways on how to operate an F&B outlet. Young and curious Shaurya, with all the support from family in many ways, had always been eager to create, curate new and unique dishes, beverages and desserts. At an early age, he started creating many new dishes mixing flavours and ingredients that really surprised his friends and family all the time. Today, he is well-versed in art of conjuring up a myriad of cuisines from all over the world: including Peruvian, French, American, Mediterranean, India, Italian and Asian. In an exclusive conversation with Sharmila Chand, he talks about his work philosophy and more....

How do you define yourself?

I am a curious person who is always open to learn.

What is your philosophy of cooking?

To innovate, add, improve and achieve perfection yet keep things simple and appealing.

What is your area of expertise?

I love to play around with French, Indian and Italian cuisines.

Had you not been doing this then what?

Since the age of 12 I have been inclined to cooking only so nothing really came in mind other than investing more efforts in getting to the depths of it.