A fusion of Indian food with international cuisine is what made chef Harpal Singh Sokhi a name to reckon with. Hailing from North India, Chef Harpal is a music lover and is fluent in English and five Indian languages – Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya and Telugu. A graduate from the catering school at Bhubaneshwar, he spent his initial years learning different international cuisines, but later realized that his interest lay in unearthing the authentic regional Indian food.

Pursuing this goal Chef Harpal mastered the art of Indian food and created a niche for himself by learning authentic Hyderabadi food under Ustad Habib Pasha. Begum Mumtaz Khan, an authority in Hyderabadi cuisine, further helped him in enhancing his knowledge.