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12th February 2024 | NESCO Centre, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

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CHEF ABHIJIT SAHA

CHEF ABHIJIT SAHA

Restauranteur, Food & Beverage Consultant, Oenophile and Author
Chef-Owner – LYFE, Farm to Fork Restaurant, Bangalore

He is the Founder & Principal Consultant of Ace Hospitality & Consulting and has recently opened his Neo Indian Fine Dining Restaurant ‘Ammakase’ at 1 Raffles Place, Singapore and LYFE Restaurant & Pizzeria in Whitefield, Bangalore. Abhijit Saha was awarded “Chef of The Year 2023’ at the Times Food & Nightlife Awards. The coach and mentor of Team India for Bocuse d’Or Asia-Pacific 2018; Guest Judge of MasterChef India and Senior Judge of Young Chefs Olympiad – Abhijit Saha was inducted as a fellow of the ‘IIHM International College of Distinguished Fellows’ by International Hospitality Council, London in 2021. As the Principal F&B Consultant of Bangalore Airport, he has been leading the Food & Beverage Development work for Terminal 1 & Terminal 2 during the last five years.
As founder-director of Avant Garde Hospitality from 2008 to 2020 he conceptualized, executed and managed award-winning and critically acclaimed restaurants such as Caperberry (Modernist European Cuisine), and Fava (Mediterranean Cuisine) in Bangalore. His Michelin recommended Signature Indian Restaurant ‘SAHA’ (2014-18) in Singapore was awarded the Epicurean Star Award for Best New Restaurant, 2014 by the Restaurant Association of Singapore. He has provided consulting services and technical knowhow to several Red Rhino Craft Brewery, The Pizza Bakery, Tamara Resorts, Serai Resorts and Dream Cruises Hong Kong. Three of his recent projects Glass Kitchen & Bar, The Pet People Café and Over Coffee have won the ‘Times Food Award’ for Best Modern Indian Restaurant 2022, Best Plant Based-Healthy Restaurant 2022 and Best Cafe 2024.

Abhijit Saha has been recognized and awarded as follows:
‘50 most Influential people in Bangalore’ by DNA
‘100 most influential people in Bangalore’ by Times of India,
‘Jewels of Food & Beverage India’ by Industry Live
‘Top Food Entrepreneurs’ by Restaurant India
‘50 most influential persons in F&B Industry in India’ by UpperCrust Magazine.
‘Exceptional Achiever Award 2019’ – Indian Federation of Culinary Associations
‘Chef of the year Award 2018’ – BBC Good Food India
‘Chef of the year Award’ 2023 & 2016’ – Times Food Awards, Bangalore
‘Best Chef of India Award 2013’ – Indian Restaurant Congress, New Delhi
‘Golden Hat Award 2010 for outstanding contribution to the profession – SICA
‘Chef-Entrepreneur of year 2009’- Indian Federation of Culinary Associations

Abhijit Saha is a believer and practitioner of ‘Sustainable Dining’ and has participated as Guest Chef & Speaker at TEDx, ‘World of Flavours’ conferences in Culinary Institute of America, Gourmet Abu Dhabi, World Gourmet Summit Singapore, BBC Good Food Show, Times Literature Festival Mumbai & Bangalore, Food for Thought Fest New Delhi & IFCA National Congress on several occasions. In 2019, Abhijit Saha authored the highly acclaimed ‘The Caperberry Cookbook

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