Ranveer Brar Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight | 73 kg |
Date of Birth | February 8, 1978 |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Spouse | Pallavi Brar |
Ranveer Brar is an Indian chef, restaurateur, author, and TV personality who started his career in January 1999 as an executive trainee with the Taj Group of Hotels, a chain of Indian luxury hotels. In January 2001, he joined the group as a sous chef working in its hotels in Goa and Delhi. He then worked as an executive chef at the Radisson Blu Hotel (2003-2005) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, The Claridges Hotel (2005-2007) in Delhi, and a fine Franco-Asian restaurant called Banq (2007-2009) in Boston, Massachusetts. From 2009 to 2011, he was the corporate chef at One World Cuisine Hospitality Group in Boston. Between September 2011 and December 2014, he was the senior executive chef at Accor in Mumbai, India. He has also served as a co-judge of MasterChef India, the Indian version of the globally popular competitive cooking game show franchise MasterChef Australia, in the show’s 4th and 6th seasons (2015 and 2019-2020). He runs a very popular YouTube channel titled Chef Ranveer Brar where he shares his recipes and provides cooking masterclasses. The channel has amassed more than 5.5 million subscribers.
Born Name
Ranveer Singh Brar
Nick Name
Ranveer
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Education
Ranveer had attended the HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) School in his hometown of Lucknow. After his high school graduation, he joined the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology, & Applied Nutrition, Lucknow (IHM Lucknow), one of the 21 central IHMs set up by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. He had graduated from there with a diploma in hotel management.
Occupation
Chef, Restaurateur, Author, TV Personality
Family
- Father – Ishwar Singh
- Mother – Surinder Kaur
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
73 kg or 161 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Ranveer has dated –
- Pallavi Brar – Through his long-term marriage to Pallavi, Ranveer has a son named Ishan Brar (b. December 2014).
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Lanky frame
- Slightly overgrown, wavy hair
- Cheerful smile
- Sports a thick beard
Brand Endorsements
Ranveer has served as the brand ambassador for –
- Bertolli olive oil
- SunGold kiwifruit
- Gadre Marine Export Pvt. Ltd.
- Philips India kitchen appliances
- Parag Milk Foods
- Victorinox (knife manufacturer and watchmaker)
Ranveer Brar Facts
- Ranveer’s love for cooking was inspired by witnessing the work and tasting the food served by the local kebab vendors in his hometown of Lucknow. He had even volunteered to work as an apprentice for one such vendor named Munir Ustad. Although his family initially resisted his career choice, they eventually supported him completely.
- In 2003, when he joined the Radisson Blu Hotel (2003-2005) in Noida, he became the then youngest executive chef in India.
- He has hosted multiple cooking and travel-based TV shows including Breakfast Xpress & Snack Attack, The Great Indian Rasoi, Homemade, Health Bhi Taste Bhi, Ranveer’s Cafe, Global Menu, Northern Flavours – Meethi Masti, Station Master’s Tiffin, Himalayas the Offbeat Adventure, Thank God Its Fryday, Secrets Behind Food, Raja Rasoi Aur Andaaz Anokha, Ranveer On The Road.
- In the spring of 2016, he launched a premium patisserie called English Vinglish in Mumbai that featured fusion Indian desserts. In December of that year, he had opened an all-vegetarian fine-dining restaurant in Mumbai called TAG Gourmart Kitchen.
- He has published the books – Come Into My Kitchen (2016) and A Traditional Twist (2017).
- In 2019, he launched a mobile app that contains a near exhaustive repository of all his recipes in text and visual formats.
- He is an honorary member of the James Beard Foundation which recognizes the work of culinary professionals in the United States.
- In 2021, he was honored with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Food and Beverage Industry’ award at the Food Connoisseurs India Convention.
- He had played the protagonist in one of the 6 stories of Modern Love Mumbai, a 2022 streaming digital series.
Featured Image by Ranveer Brar / Instagram