Chef Gaurav Ekal is working as Faculty hotel operation at Kohinoor IMI in Khandala, Maharashtra. He is a famous Indian Chef, Culinary Expert, Food Consultant and Chef Instructor. Chef Ekal, born in a Mumbai. his culinary journey at start the age of 18. He joined as an Apprentice Cook at Hotel Ambassador in Mumbai. Since then, he never look back with god grace and other master chefs .
Chef Gaurav learnt everything from basic carving to continental cuisine, Indian food ,and plating. After conclusion of three years in the Industry, he realized that theoretical knowledge is equally important so he completed a Craft Course in Cookery.
Chef continued working with various restaurants like Lush Lounge and Grill, Bowling Company and Ra Lounge. Later he got an opportunity to enhance his culinary skill on Princess cruise,. Due to his severe accident pain, he was unable to rejoin hotel kitchen operations.
he was trying to be in the culinary fields other than kitchen. in his mind to remain in culinary field, so he decided to change his profession from chef to educator. . But becoming a faculty was not easy without adequate qualification. So, he completed his B.Sc. in Hotel and Tourism Management . Soon after, he also finished his M.Sc. in Hotel and Tourism Management.
He began his teaching profession with Kapol College of Hotel Management as an Assistant Faculty – Food Production, since then there was no looking back. To sharpen his teaching skill, he accepted different roles in several catering Institutes in Mumbai. He worked for many leading Hotel Management Institutions like Atharva College of HM and St. Andrew’s College and Kohinoor College of Hotel Management. At various institutes put on various hats in education field like Course Coordinator, HOD, Counselor, Examination In-charge and Examination Moderator. He enjoyed all the role of educator and performed all these roles to the best of his ability.
Chef Ekal says “As a teacher I cherish the feeling: the thrill of inspiration that comes from inspiring others. Teaching is a great profession where you need to learn new things to keep yourself update and share it with students to enhance their knowledge. In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for many years. What greater joy can a teacher feel than to witness his student’s success? And it must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts…it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves
Legendary Chef Satish Arora speaking to Mumbai Messenger from London said “I know Chef Gaurav Ekal for last couple of years. He is a one of the finest chef and excelled as a faculty. He is a real teacher “GURU” who’s knowledge will help upcoming chefs in the trade who have learned under him. He is got in-depth knowledge of culinary and well versed with latest emerging trends of the industry”.
Chef Gaurav is a member of various chefs associations that includes Western India Culinary Association (WICA), Young Western India Culinary Association (YWICA), Indian Federation Culinary Association (IFCA), World Association of Chefs society (WACS) and Chef Guild of India.
Research Paper Published :-
Influence of Home environment and its Impact on children eating habits.
Published in august 2017 Issue 8 Intercontinental Journal of marketing management :- ISSN: 2350-0891- Vol 4
To know how modernization has taken over eating habits.
Published in Dec.2018 Issue 12 Intercontinental Journal of marketing management :- ISSN: 23210346 – Vol 6