Garima Arora is an Indian chef who in 2018 became the first Indian woman to receive a Michelin star, a benchmark of chef achievement. She is the owner of “Gaa” restaurant serving Indo-Thai cuisine in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wiki/Biography
Garima Arora was born on Wednesday, November 9, 1988, in Mumbai (34 years old; as of 2022). She grew up in Mumbai, India. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She pursued a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Jai Hind College, University of Mumbai, and then moved to France to pursue a Grand Diploma in Cookery and Pastry at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.
Garima Arora childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: brown
Eye color: light brown
family
She belongs to Punjabi Arora family.
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Anil Arora. Her parents run an event management company. In an interview, she said of her father:
My father has been the biggest influence on my career as a chef. He was the first person to teach me how to cook and made me love cooking since I was a child. He also supported my decision to become a chef and helped me understand the business. With him, I was able to face the difficulties of the past two years with strength because I had to think clearly and make decisions that affected not only my life, but the lives of the 40 other people on my team. Yes, my father has been the biggest influence in my life, both as a person and as a chef. “
Chef Garima Arora and her father Anil Arora
Her mother’s name is Neetu Arora.
Garima Arora and her mother Neetu Arora
Garima has a brother named Nauroze Arora.
Garima Arora with her father and brother Nauroze Arora
husband and children
Garima’s husband Rahul Verma is a pilot with Jet Airways in Mumbai.
Photos of Garima Arora’s husband
Profession
Journalism
After graduating from the Department of Journalism, Garima worked as a journalist for 6 months; however, within a year, she decided not to pursue this career long-term. In an interview, talking about the big change in her career, she said:
I’ve always thought to myself that one day I’d like to own my own restaurant, but after 6 months of working as a journalist, I started to realize that I should probably just keep going because, let’s be honest, cooking is a young man’s game . “
culinary arts
In 2010, Garima left the country and moved to France. After completing her diploma at Le Cordon Bleu, she moved to Dubai to intern at legendary chef Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant, where she learned how to cope with the pressures of kitchen and teamwork. In 2013, she went to work at Noma in Copenhagen, one of the best restaurants in the world, under the guidance of René Redzepi.
He changed the way I am as a person, not just as a chef. Working with him you understand that being a chef is an intellectual pursuit. “
In 2015, she moved to Bangkok, Thailand, to work with famous Indian chef Gaggan Anand at his restaurant “Gaggan”. There, she served as sous chef, which meant she was responsible for making sure all dishes were top quality. In 2017, chef Garima Arora opened her own restaurant Gaa in Bangkok. The restaurant serves Indian and Thai cuisine and, according to Garima, showcases the best of Thai ingredients and Indian-inspired food.
Gaa restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand
In 2019, she founded Food Forward India, a non-profit organization that, according to Garima, brings together the most relevant and passionate people in the Indian food scene to re-examine, re-evaluate and reintroduce Indian cuisine to the world.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- On November 14, 2018, Arora’s restaurant was awarded a Michelin star, a badge of honor awarded to chefs and their restaurants, making Arora the first Indian female chef to receive the recognition.
Garima Arora awarded Michelin star in 2019
- In February 2019, Arora was awarded Asia’s Best Female Chef of the Year and her restaurant was ranked among the world’s 50 best restaurants.
- Garima was named a Young Chef Award winner in the Michelin Guide Thailand 2022.
Favorites
- Street food: Sev batata puri
Facts/Trivia
- She is a dog mom and calls her dog “Alooji.”
Garima Arora and her dog
- Arora considers her father to be her biggest supporter and harshest critic.
- In March 2019, Gaa Restaurant was ranked 16th among Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
- Garima and Gaggan planned to open a restaurant in Mumbai, India; however, things didn’t turn out the way they had hoped. Speaking about this in an interview, Garima said,
I honestly don’t know what’s going on there. The deal kind of fell through. I love Bangkok so much that I don’t want to leave the city, so I’m very happy. “
- Garima said in an interview that if she had not become a chef, she would have become a pilot.
- Garima drinks. She revealed in an interview that wine can always be found in her refrigerator.
- In 2023, Garima appeared as one of the judges on Star Plus’s Indian Hindi competitive cooking reality show “MasterChef India 7”. The other judges of the show are chefs Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar.
MasterChef India 2023 Poster
- Garima Arora has appeared in several Indian television shows, including The Kapil Sharma Show, Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 14 and Indian Idol Season 13.
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