Mukesh Raghuraj Gautam
Indian Culinary MasterChef / Chef Trainer / Franchise Development Manager
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Winner of Master chef Tandoor 2012, Seasoned Indian Hospitality Professional with over 20 years of Authentic Indian Culinary Experience. Shouldered the responsibility of various business domain of Hospitality industry, Human Resource Management, Training & People Engagement, Sales & Marketing, Client Relation, Culinary Development, Designing Client Engagement activities, Organizing Event to keep foot fall in place. Having Excellent knowledge & skills of Franchise Development & Business in all formats COCO, COFO, FOCO, FOFO mid to large investment ventures
Academia
Hotel Management - Regional Institute of Hotel Management, Jamshedpur.
Hospitality & Catering, Applied Nutrition.
Certifications & Memberships
MasterChef Tandoor 2012
Advance HACCP / Food Safety 2007
International Association of Culinary Professionals, 2020
Continuing Professional Development, 2017
Indian Culinary Management: I preide in bringing the authentic taste & flavor of Indian culinary in my cooking. Being a chef it is my prior responsibility to understand the taste buds of customer before designing the culinary fair for them.
I work on these lines Deliver as Entrepreneur, Learning as Student, Teaching as Mentor, Motive as Professional, Understand as Consultant, Cook as Mother, Manage as Principal, Calculation as Banker.
A Chef is not only responsible to make great food, He is responsible for making business profitable by managing food cost, employee cost, resource cost, Value for money, Minimizing wastages.
I have various culinary skills & Art of Cooking like Indian Heritage Cuisine, Nizami Cuisine, Indian Frontier Cuisines, Awadhi Cuisine, Regional Cuisine,Mughlai Cuisine, Classic Indian Cuisine, Modern Indian Cuisines, Immigrant Indian Cuisine
Experience in various renown Gastronomy Style like Tandoori, Grill, Poaching, Sautéing, Sous Vide Cooking, Baking, Roasting, Balancing & Modern Molecular/ Classic Molecular Cuisine etc etc
Training & Development: This work with a very simple philosophy, One can learn any art form copying but can’t become expertise without proper technic & trainer –Skills
Being Trainer I have used modern technic, classic technic, Individual brain frequency to make new age professional learn with dedication and deliver with result.
Training requirement is most essential for any profession organization to manage customer with ease, A proper training enhance the performance of each employee that help grow business or any organization.
I have core strength and Skills of pre opening business in every core from Individual property, Franchise property or lease that helps the investors calculate the business viability
Human Resource Management: This core is a most essential part of any organization, it took me years to understand the right way of people managing, proper people planning and optimizing the potential is always challenge for any industry
Achievements
Projects Done
TASTE OF INDIA RESTAURANT
JC CHALET HOTEL IN JUHU MUMBAI
SOURYAGARH RESORT UDAIPUR
ANGREZY PUB BELAPUR
List of Clients
Hospitality Division
Property City/Country
Taj Lands Ends Mumbai Mumbai/India
Taj Gateway Bangalore Bangalore/India
Taj Gateway Srinagar Srinagar/India
Taj Gateway Mumbai Mumbai/India
Taj Fisherman’s Cove Chennai/India
Taj Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad/India
ITC Maratha Mumbai Mumbai/India
ITC Gardenia Bangalore/India
The Oberoi Hotels/Resort Mumbai/India
The Amarvilas Palace Agra/India
The Oberoi’s Bangalore Bangalore/India
Trident Hotel Mumbai/India
Trident Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai/India
Trident Hyderabad Hyderabad/India
Ramada Hotel Mumbai/India
Ramada Residency Powai/India
Four Point Sheraton Vashi/India
Hyatt Regency Pune/India
St Lauren Bangalore/India
Holiday Inn Pune/India
Fariyas Hotel Mumbai/India
Rythem Reality Resort Lonavala/India
ITC Fortune Hotel Vapi/India
ITC Fortune Hotel Mumbai/India
Khana Khazana Indian Pvt Ltd Pan India/Overseas
The Yellow Chilli Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana Pan India/Overseas
Specialty Group of Restaurants Pan India
Chef Atul Kochar’s (LIMA/NRI) Mumbai/India
Massive Restaurants Group Pan India/Overseas
KA-Bada Sahab Group (Hakkasan/Yahucha) Mumbai/India
Passion F&B Group of Restaurant Mumbai/Dubai
Indigo Group of Restaurants Mumbai/India
Aurus Group of Restaurant Mumbai/India
Zion Hospitality (Chef Ajay Chopra) Pan India/Overseas
Overseas Projects
Raviz Group of Hotel Dubai/UAE
Gloria Hotels Dubai/UAE
Radission Hotels Dubai/UAE
Millennium Hotel Dubai/UAE
Lotus Hotels Dubai/UAE
Movenpick Hotel Dubai/UAE
Melia Group of Hotels Dubai/UAE
Dhaw Palace Hotel Dubai/UAE
Nihal Group of Hotels Dubai/UAE
Hyatt Palace Dubai/UAE
Awari Hotel Dubai/UAE
Holiday Inn Express Dubai/UAE
Hotel Tower one Dubai/UAE
Sun & Sand Hotel Dubai/UAE
Country Inn Dubai/UAE
Chelsea Hotel Dubai/UAE
City Premier Hotel Dubai/UAE
Grand Central Hotel Dubai/UAE
Hotel St George Dubai/UAE
Fortune Hotels Dubai/UAE
Lavendor Hotel Dubai/UAE
Mandilicious Restaurant Grp Dubai/UAE
JSB Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Kulcha Kings Grp Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Amritsar Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Options Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Chowking Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Rogo Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Independent Group of Restaurants Dubai/UAE
Tea Junctions Restaurant Group Dubai/UAE
Filli Café Dubai/UAE
Indi Spice Restaurant Dubai/UAE
The Breakfast Club Dubai/UAE
Raju Omlet Dubai/UAE
Wakira Restaurant Group Dubai/UAE
Sterling Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Govindas Group of Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Procat Catering Dubai/UAE
Chinese Village Restaurant Dubai/UAE
Royal Dawat Dubai/UAE
RupeeRoom Dubai/UAE
Pulse the Club Dubai/UAE
United Group of Restaurants Doha/Qatar
Mega Foods Doha/Qatar
Signature Restaurants Doha/Qatar
The Yellow Chilli Restaurant Doha/Qatar
Jashn Restaurant Group Oman
Avenue International LLC Oman
Ramsa Café Oman
Falcon Group of Restaurant Oman
Mumtaz Mahal Restaurant Oman
Holiday Inn Beijing/China
Khazana Restaurant Hanoi/Vietnam
Lazeez Restaurant Group Hongkong
Namaste Restaurant Group Singapore
Mazika Restaurant Singapore
Punjab Grill Singapore
Tama Bare Feet Dining Singapore
Mrs Balbeer Restaurant Bangkok/Thailand
Amritsar Restaurant Bangkok/Thailand
Spice Tree Restaurant Nairobi/Kenya
Handi Restaurant Nairobi/Kenya
Accord Group of Restaurant Rwanda
Mahima Group of Restaurant Cameroon
Sun & Sand Resort Malawi
Days Hotels Tanzania
Ledia Group of Hotel Congo
Indiyum Australia
Manjit Hospitality Australia
Yummy India Norway
Urban Turban Newzealand
Urban Turban Las Vegas/US
Bombay Bristro Tennessee/US
Raag Progressive Indian Cuisine Minneapolis/US