| 词条 | Harpal Singh Sokhi |
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Early lifeHarpal Singh Sokhi grew up in Kharagpur (West Bengal), where his father worked with the Indian Railways. He has two older sisters and one brother. He studied at the South Eastern Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School. He was inspired to become a chef by his mother's cooking. His father traveled a lot for work, and encouraged his kids to try a lot of different cuisines.[4] His brother also cooked food at a langar.[4] Inspired by the academic atmosphere in Kharagpur (which is home to an IIT), Sokhi initially wanted to pursue engineering, but was not good at studies.[6] He also expressed interest in joining the Indian Air Force, but by the time he decided to apply, he had crossed the maximum age limit. He came to know about the hotel management career from a friend who studied in Siliguri. Sokhi's brother encouraged him to appear for the hotel management entrance exam, and Sokhi enrolled at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Bhubaneswar in 1984.[5][6] Career as a chefIn 1987, Sokhi completed his diploma in catering from IHM Bhubaneswar.[4] He started his career as a trainee cook at The Oberoi in Bhubaneswar. At 27, he became an executive chef.[5] Sokhi spent several years in learning different international cuisines. He learnt Hyderabadi cooking from Ustad Habib Pasha and Begum Mumtaz Khan.[7] He also did research on Ayurveda-based food to see how cooking can improve nutritive value of the food.[12][13] He went on to work as a chef with several restaurants, including:[8]
Sokhi has conducted cooking schools at Regent Jakarta and The Peninsula Manila. He has also organized Indian food festivals internationally.[8] In 2001, Sokhi and others founded Khana Khazana India Pvt Ltd. He led food trials, developed ready-to-eat products for the Khazana brand, and conceptualized a range of chocolate mithais (South Asian sweets).[4] He has also been involved with the Ching's Secret brand.[11] Sokhi executed the business class menus on Singapore Airlines for seven years, and also conducted the "Ancient Indian Food" promotion on Indian Airlines. He has also developed menus for SOTC travels.[4][12] Besides, he has developed menus for Wockhardt Hospitals.[4] Sokhi has taught as a guest faculty member at the N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research.[13] He has also designed menus for many events, including weddings and birthday parties.[12] TelevisionIn 1993, Sokhi hosted the first episode of Khana Khazana on Zee TV.[5][8] He launched his first solo show Harpal ki Rasoi on Nagpur's local Siti Cable TV, but the show was not as successful as Sokhi expected it to be. Later, Sokhi started hosting Turban Tadka on Food Food channel, which gained him popular recognition in India.[5] It became one of the top cookery shows by TRPs.[14] Sokhi came to be known for his phrase namak shamak.[15] He has also hosted the TV shows Kitchen Khiladi[16] and Sirf Tees Minute on FoodFood channel.[4] In 2014, he hosted Zee News' road food show Desh da Swaad, traveling across India.[17] He is also one of India's top chefs on YouTube.[18] In 2016, he participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9. Other venturesIn 1998, Sokhi conceptualized and executed the opening of the Indian specialty restaurant Khazana in Dubai.[8] He also formulated business plans and opening plans for other restaurants.[4] In 2012, he decided to launch his own restaurant chain The Funjabi Tadka (TFT).[19] The flagship branch of the restaurant opened on 18 January 2013 in Kolkata.[20] Sokhi has written food columns for newspapers and magazines.[12] He is one of the oldest associates of Sanjeev Kapoor,[21] and has developed content for his books.[4] The two have authored a book Royal Hyderabadi Cooking.[22] Personal lifeSokhi lives in Mumbai with his wife Aparna. The couple has two daughters: Anushka and Antra. He is fluent in six languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya and Telugu.[23] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-homemakers-amateurs-veteran-chefs-take-cooking-online-114080700298_1.html |title=Indian homemakers, amateurs, veteran chefs take cooking online |date=2014-08-07 |newspaper=Business Standard }} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/03/15/uk.royal.wedding.menus/index.html |title=Chefs plan wedding menu fit for future king |author=Laura Allsop |publisher=CNN |date=2011-03-07 }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.restaurantindia.in/2013/harpal-sokhi.php |title=Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi |publisher=Indian Restaurant Congress |accessdate=2015-08-04 }} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://lucknow.amarujala.com/news/city-news-lkw/chef-harpal-singh-sokhi/ |title=नमक-शमक फेम हरपाल सिंह ऐसे बने शेफ |newspaper=Amar Ujala |date=2013-11-09 }} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-dash-of-cheer-1998394 |title=Dash of cheer |author=Amrita Madhukalya |date=2014-06-29 |newspaper=DNA }} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/in-saojithe-balance-of-ingredients-is-very-good-that-is-the-real-art-of-cooking-harpal-sokhi/10071436 |title=In Saoji,the balance of ingredients is very good.That is the real art of Cooking – Harpal Sokhi |date=2012-10-07 |author=Suhani |publisher=Nagpur Today }} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/royal-aromas-at-home/389358/0 |title=Royal aromas, at home |date=2008-11-23 |newspaper=Financial Express |author=Sulekha Nair }} 8. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.foodfood.com/chefs/chef-harpal-singh-sokhi/ |title=Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi |publisher=Food Food |accessdate=2015-08-04 }} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://mumbaimessenger.com/chef-profile-harpal-singh-sokhi/ |title=Chef Profile – Harpal Singh Sokhi |author=Mewati Sitaram |newspaper=Mumbai Messenger |date=2015-04-16 }} 10. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=rutBoeZOzl4C&lpg=PA62 |title=Mumbai by Night |author=Rashmi Uday Singh |page=62 |publisher=Popular |year=2005 |isbn=9788179910009 }} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-uppercrust-food-and-wine-show-s-12th-edition-from-friday-2040462 |title=UpperCrust Food and Wine Show's 12th edition from Friday |newspaper=DNA |date=2014-12-03 }} 12. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.harpalssokhi.com/about-chef/ |title=About Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi |accessdate=2015-08-04 |publisher=Official website |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812071011/http://www.harpalssokhi.com/about-chef/ |archivedate=2015-08-12 |df= }} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://nldalmia.in/faculty/guest.php |title=Guest faculty |publisher=NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research |accessdate=2015-08-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731042336/http://nldalmia.in/faculty/guest.php |archivedate=2015-07-31 |df= }} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/would-love-to-highlight-kolkata-street-food-harpal-sokhi/1061777/ |title=Would love to highlight Kolkata street food: Harpal Sokhi |date=2013-01-19 |newspaper=Indian Express }} 15. ^{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Famous-faces-of-cookery-shows-on-television/articleshow/47173923.cms |title=Famous faces of cookery shows on television |author=Rashi Walia |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2015-08-04 }} 16. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131206/ttlife1.htm |title=Spice route |author=Mona |newspaper=The Tribune Life+Style |location=Chandigarh |date=2013-12-06 }} 17. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-zee-news-to-air-new-food-and-travel-show-desh-da-swaad-1997960 |title=Zee News to air new food and travel show, Desh da Swaad |author=Amrita Madhukalya |date=2016-06-26 |newspaper=DNA }} 18. ^{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-home-chefs-youtube-nisha-madhulika-gayatri-sharma-sanjeev-kapoor-sanjay-thumma-harpal-singh-sokhi/1/380025.html |title=Home chefs find YouTube way to success |publisher=India Today |date=2014-08-31 }} 19. ^{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Celeb-Namak-Shamak-chef-to-serve-Funjabi-Tadka/articleshow/17325964.cms |title=Celeb Namak Shamak chef to serve Funjabi Tadka |author=Subhro Niyogi |date=2012-11-22 |newspaper=The Times of India }} 20. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130117/jsp/entertainment/story_16448491.jsp#.VcDsoZRBTIU |title=New in town: The Funjabi Tadka |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=2013-01-17 }} 21. ^{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/leisure/food/features/sanjeev-kapoor-signature-restaurant-in-abu-dhabi-is-a-no-brainer-1.1256896 |title=Sanjeev Kapoor: Signature restaurant in Abu Dhabi is a ‘no brainer’ |publisher=Gulf News |date=2013-11-19 |author=Manjari Saxena }} 22. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/master-hyderabadi-cuisine/article1362831.ece |title=Master Hyderabadi cuisine |date=2008-10-24 |newspaper=The Hindu }} 23. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web |url=http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/Starchef/Chef-Harpal-Singh-Sokhi |title=Star Chef of the Month: Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi |author=Sanjeev Kapoor |accessdate=2015-08-04 }} External links
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