I am always experimenting with new recipes, I’ve made Heart-shaped rotis and the video went very popular in social media along with many recipes like heart-shaped pancakes and Lionel Messi cake. In a professional kitchen, I’ve made some recipes like crab, endive & avocado cake, compressed cucumber with charred octopus & grilled peach and there are many more dishes you can find on my Instagram.
1. Tell us more about your background
and journey.
Hi, I’m Subash! I was born in Kathmandu; I grew up learning cooking and helping in my family restaurant. I’ve developed my interest in cooking since I was very young.
After completing my diploma course in culinary I started pursuing my passion. At the age of 20, I got an opportunity to become an intern in Andaz Capital Gate Abu Dhabi. Since then, I have worked as a chef at numerous hotels & restaurants in many capacities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Macao.
Now,
I am entertaining & motivating people to cook from my various social media.
2.
What led you to start your Instagram page? Is there any interesting story
behind it that you would like to share with us?
I was working as a chef in Macao and between the Pandemic in early 2020 I couldn’t return to Macao after finishing my two months’ vacation to my hometown due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. I tried to utilize the lockdown period by making cooking videos using cinematic and different concepts of food presentations which was completely new because no one was making such kind of cooking videos at that time. I didn’t know that people will appreciate, after getting complement from a lot of people in Instagram & other social media I continue making more interesting cooking videos.
3.
What has been your biggest challenge that you faced in your journey and how did
you overcome that?
There are a lot of difficulties & challenges that I have to face during my culinary journey. Working as a chef needs to be mentally and physically prepared. The most difficult time for me was when doing Intern in Andaz Capital Gate, I was unaware of the kitchen environment.
The learning phase was very difficult and I started having eczema in my hands due to high stress and workload. I was about to return back to my home but something was not letting me to quit which was my passion towards cooking & my dream to become a Chef. That starting year was very difficult, then I got used to working in such situations and developed my skills.
4.
What do you think makes Indian cuisine different from other cuisines in the
world?
During my culinary journey, I have worked with different nationalities, learning multiple cuisines. Indian cuisine and Nepali Cuisine have a lot of similarities, we both use a lot of spices and fresh ingredients. Indian cuisine has one of the most delicious recipes and Indian spices have medicinal properties. Indian cuisine is not just using all kinds of spices but understanding the use of different spices in different styles with different ingredients which will make the dish taste so unique and delicious every time.
5.
Is there a dish you particularly associate yourself with?
I am always experimenting with new recipes, I’ve made Heart-shaped rotis and the video went very popular in social media along with many recipes like heart-shaped pancakes and Lionel Messi cake. In a professional kitchen, I’ve made some recipes like crab, endive & avocado cake, compressed cucumber with charred octopus & grilled peach and there are many more dishes you can find on my Instagram.
6.
How would you describe your cooking style? How has it evolved over time?
As I said before I grew up learning Nepali & Indian Cuisine. Even though I’ve knowledge of multiple cuisines like Italian, Continental, Mediterranean, some French, & Chinese through my work experiences. I always try to do something different that people would love to try and enjoy. I am always motivating myself to try something new and mix different cuisines. Looking from the beginning, now I can say I am very confident that my cooking is very precise and I will try to make it better over time.
7.
What professional chefs have influenced your work, and how do you incorporate
their techniques into your cooking?
Since I was very young, I used to watch videos of Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White, and that time I decided to become a Chef. I didn’t know that I would be doing these cooking videos at that time. The cinematic slow-motion videos I’ve started making were motivated by Salt Bae style but I’ve implemented my own touch & styles. I was very impressed by Jamie Oliver's knife skills. At the beginning, I used to practice watching his videos.
8.
Can cooking be learned at culinary schools or a natural talent is required?
From my experience, I can say that professional cooking needs to have passion and strong motivation towards cooking and also needs to have patience. Most of the Chefs I know who are successful have one thing in common that is passion and love for cooking & learning. For Cooking at home or professionally you don’t need natural talent, you just need to have love for cooking.
9. Which is your favourite book/show and why?
Normally whatever I need to learn I try to learn from working with Chefs or watching cooking videos. The MasterChef series has always been my favorite along with Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. While watching Hell’s Kitchen I remember my beginning kitchen days which made me laugh. MasterChef’s show is very educational and also entertaining.
10. Any quick Subash Shrestha's cooking tips.
Cooking is an art and I believe that simple recipes are very attractive and delicious and confident is the key to success, here are some of my favorite cooking tips;
Bio-
Born: 1992 Sept 28
Work experience: Above 8 years worked in 5- star hotels like Hyatt, Marriott & Sheraton as a chef
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