Chef Suresh Pillai shares why his flagship restaurants are named after him
"No dream is too high, and no goal is too hard. Back yourself up, and get to it - trust me, it’s worth it!" he wrote
In 2021, he opened his eponymous restaurant — Restaurant Chef Pillai — in Bangalore, followed by another establishment in Kochi in 2022 (Source: Chef Suresh Pillai/Instagram) Chef Suresh Pillai, popularly known as Chef Pillai, is a celebrated Indian-born British chef and restaurateur who embarked on his culinary journey at the age of 17. Throughout his three-decade career, he worked as a chef de partie, sous-chef, and chef de cuisine at numerous renowned restaurants in London, while also showcasing his talent through participation in and hosting various cooking shows. In 2021, he opened his eponymous restaurant — Restaurant Chef Pillai — in Bangalore, followed by another establishment in Kochi in 2022.
Recently, Chef Pillai took to Twitter to share why his flagship restaurants are named after him. “Well, the answer lies in the dream of a 30-year-old!” he wrote, sharing that when he was working in London in 2005, he was “living paycheck to paycheck and couldn’t really afford any extravagant expenses – movies, fancy restaurants, branded shirts – all of this was out of the question.”
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