Suresh Pillai is an Indian-British chef. In 2017, he appeared as a contestant on BBC Radio 2’s British TV show MasterChef: The Professionals. He runs many restaurants including “Restaurant Chef Pillai”, Kothu Xpress, North Rasoi and United Coconut.
Wiki/Biography
Suresh Sasidharan Pillai was born on Thursday March 2, 1978 in Kollam, Kerala, India (age 45; until 2023). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He was schooled at GPHSS, South Chawla, Kerala.
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Parents and siblings
His father, Sasidharan Pillai, and mother, Radhamma, worked as coconut shell workers in Kollam, Kerala.
Suresh Pillai and Sasidharan Pillai and Radhamma
Suresh Pillai has a brother and a sister.
wife and children
On September 10, 2005, Suresh Pillay married Remia Suresh.
Suresh Pillai (Suresh Pillai) and Remya Suresh (Remya Suresh) wedding day
The couple have a son named Sreehari Pillai and a daughter named Aishwarya Pillai.
Suresh Pillai with wife Remya Suresh and children (Sreehari Pillai and Aishwarya Pillai)
Profession
chef
According to Suresh Pillai, he started selling Kambili Naranga (pomelo) fruit at the local market to earn pocket money when he was in sixth grade. As a teenager, he started selling roasted and whole peanuts. During his teenage years, he worked as a hotel waiter, temple restaurant cleaner and catering boy.
Young Suresh Pillai works as a chef in a hotel
After completing his pre-university program, Suresh Pillai decided to work part-time as a chef while pursuing his pre-university degree. In 1993, at the age of 17, he started working as a waiter at the Chef King restaurant in Quillon. He worked there for three years before moving to Calicut to learn Malabar cooking and working there for four years.
Young Suresh Pillai working in food service
In 1998, Chef Pillai moved to Bangalore and started working as a chef at Coconut Groove Hotel, specializing in South Indian cuisine such as Coorgi, Chettinad and Konkani, where he worked for six years. He later joined the Leela Restaurant Group as a management trainee and subsequently worked as a sous chef at Kumarakom.
A young Suresh Pillai poses with his friends
In 2005, Suresh Pillai moved to London and worked as a chef at Veeraswamy restaurant. He then worked as sous chef at Purple Poppadom in Cardiff before becoming head chef at Cinnamon Culture in London. Later, he worked as assistant chef at Gymkhana, head chef at Darbaar Restaurant and then as head chef at Hoppers.
Chef Pillai from London, UK
In 2020, he moved to India to become the Corporate Chef and Culinary Director of “The Raviz Hotel” in Kollam. During this time, he traveled to different countries and collaborated with different chefs on special gastronomic events. He subsequently opened his own restaurants in Germany and Portugal.
television
In 2017, he participated in the British reality TV show MasterChef: The Professionals, which aired on BBC Two.
Suresh Pillai on BBC Radio 2’s MasterChef The Professionals in 2017
He has since appeared in various reality TV shows including Mounaragam (on Disney+ Hotstar; 2021), Flowers Oru Kodi (on Flowers Channel; 2022) and Kutti Kalavara Seniors (on Flowers Channel ; 2022).
Suresh Pillai joins cooking game show ‘Kutti Kalavara Seniors’
In 2023, Chef Pillai hosted a cooking show titled “Onnonnara Ruchi” on Zee Keralam.
Suresh Pillai joins cooking show Onnonnara Ruchi 2023
entrepreneur
In 2021, Suresh Pillai opened his own restaurant, Restaurant Chef Pillai, in Bengaluru and expanded to Kochi in 2022.
Suresh Pillai with his staff at Chef Pillai Restaurant
Movie
Suresh Pillai is making his debut in the 2022 Malayalam film “Cheena Trophy” as the chef Cheena Trophy.
Chef Pillai on the set of the film Cheena Trophy (2022)
car collection
Suresh Pillai owns a Mercedes, Porsche Cayenne, Mahindra Bolero and Range Rover.
Suresh Pillai’s Mercedes and Porsche Cayenne
Mahindra Bolero by Suresh Pillai
Suresh Pillai and his Range Rover
Favorites
- Food: Nirvana Fish, Nikkah Biriyani, Nool Porotta, Sambharam Kadumanga Panipuri, Injipuli Chicken Wings
Facts / Trivia
- His name is also “Chef Pillai”.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- As a student, Suresh Pillai was an avid chess player who competed in state and national championships. Once won the under-18 Chess Championship in the Quilon District.
- In 2016, he took part in the #CookforSyria campaign in Europe, raising funds to help children affected by the Syrian civil war. In 2018, he joined the #CookforKerala campaign to help those affected by the floods in the region.
- Chef Pillai mentioned in a media conversation that he was the second Malayan to be featured on BBC Radio 2’s MasterChef: The Professionals in 2017. He said,
It is a dream come true for me to participate in the MasterChef competition and be the second Malayan chef to be selected for the competition. “
Chef Suresh Piillai, BBC Professional MasterChef (2017)
- According to him, he never took any formal hotel management courses.
- Suresh Pillai is a passionate music lover. Once, he said in an interview with the media that he likes to listen to music in his free time. He also expressed his love for exploring different cuisines by traveling to far-flung destinations. Suresh Pillai said,
I also enjoy listening to music and reading when I can. I love seeing different chefs at work, different dishes and different kinds of food. I also love traveling to discover new ingredients and incorporate them into our cuisine. “
Chef Pillai’s brand image
- He has been invited by the University of the Bahamas to teach Indian and Kerala cuisine to students as a guest chef.
- Suresh Pillai enjoys an occasional alcoholic drink.
Suresh Pillai posing with a glass of wine
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education