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Humour In The Commercial Kitchen

Taking oneself lightly and making others laugh are key survival skills in the ordinary workday of a chef surrounded by hot stoves and ovens, sub-zero cold storage, slippery floors, and long shifts that mess up the body clock, discovers Chef Sharanya Purohit of The Chefs Arena.

27 August 2026

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CHEF'S GUIDE TO MIGRATION

As the hospitality sectors in Europe, America and South East Asia continue to grow, Chef Sharanya Purohit of The Chef's Arena asks chefs across the world which countries offer the best life, income and opportunities for their families.

26 August 2026

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Tier-2 India is finally eating fine dining — and the chefs are local

Lucknow, Indore, Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam are seeing a wave of chef-led, ticketed-menu restaurants. The interesting part: the chefs are mostly hometown returners.

By Pia Banerjee · 26 April 2026