Venkatesh Bhat is a chef and hotelier from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2021, he is the CEO of Accord Metropolitan, Chennai.
Wiki/Biography
Venkatesh Bhat was born on Monday, September 15, 1980 (41 years old in 2021) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He studied at Sir M Venkatasubba Rao High School in Chennai. He did not do well in his studies during his school days and failed four times in different courses. After completing his studies, Venkatesh studied catering at Asan Memorial and obtained a postgraduate degree from Cornell University. He majored in general management at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his father. His mother’s name was Radha Bhat. She died in a train accident in 2001.
Venkatesh Bhat’s Mother
Wife and children
His wife is Shobitha Venkatesh. They have a daughter named Radha Neelanjana Bhat.
Venkatesh Bhat with his wife and daughter
Profession
Corporate Career
Venkatesh joined Chola Sheraton Hotel (now My Fortune), Chennai as a chef in 1994. He worked there for two years and then joined Taj Coromandel, Chennai as a management trainee in hotel operations and kitchen management.
An old photo of Venkatesh Bhat
Later, he was promoted to sous chef in 1998. In 2001, he worked as executive sous chef at The Leela Palace in Bangalore and in 2004, he was promoted to corporate chef. Bhat worked there till 2006, when he resigned. In 2007, Bhat founded Billionsmiles Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., which owns restaurants such as South Indies, Up South and Bon South. In 2012, he joined the Accord Metropolitan and currently (as of 2021) serves as the CEO of the hotel. He is also the CEO of the Accord Pondicherry and Highlands in Ooty. In addition to being the CEO, Venkatesh also works as a chef at the Royal Indianaa restaurant in Chennai.
Venkatesh Bhat cooking food
television
In 2014, he appeared in the Tamil cooking show “Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat”. In the show, he cooked 100 top dishes for everyday cooks and viewers to try.
Venkatesh Bhat in Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat
He has also participated in cooking shows “Cook with Comali” (2019) and “Cooku with Kirikku” (2021).
Venkatesh Bhat Cooking with Comali
Vankatesh Bhat owns a YouTube channel named ‘Venkatesh Bhat’s Idhayam Thotta Samaya’ where he uploads his cooking videos. The channel was created in May 2020 and has over 2.26 million subscribers.
address
GN Chetty Road, T Nagar, Chennai, India, 600017
Favorite things
- Holiday destination: Maldives
Facts/Trivia
- In his spare time he enjoys traveling and watching movies.
- Bhatt is fluent in five languages - Tamil, Kannada, English, Tulu and Hindi.
- He follows a vegetarian diet.
- Although Venkatesh is a strict vegetarian, he is also good at cooking non-vegetarian food.
- Bart often said that he was a “CEO” by day and a “chef” by night.
- In 2021, he received the “Top 10 YouTubers of 2020” award from Blacksheep Digital.
Venkatesh Bhat wins Blacksheep Digital Award
- Bhat considers Chef Nat as his mentor.
Venkatesh Bhat and his mentor
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