Hari Nayak is an Indian chef and food industry executive. Early life Hari Nayak was born in Udupi, India. Career In addition to his work as a chef, he is known as an advocate of South Indian cuisine. His first restaurant was the first patisserie to open in the US, located in Princeton, New Jersey, Halo Fete. Following this, he became an executive chef with a North American food service company, and has worked for several food companies, including Sodexo. the restaurants Masti and Bombay Bungalow in Dubai; Charcoza in Riyadh; Before 2017, he published five Indian cookbooks for the western market, My Indian Kitchen, and Café Spice Cookbook. which was his first to focus on a readership in India rather than the west. Each of his books has been a bestseller. He also runs a website that features his work and recipes, and has appeared on Food Network shows like Beat Bobby Flay as a judge. In 2021 he became the Executive Chef of SONA, a new york city indian restaurant owned by Priyanka Chopra.
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