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Paul Noronha
~ Executive Chef ~ITC Grand Central
My tryst will the culinary world started at the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Mumbai. It was at this institute that I received a comprehensive and practical understanding of the trade.
After graduation, joined ITC hotels as a management trainee for their Kitchen Executive Training program. This duration of 24 months gave me an holistic exposure to the various facets of the hotels both in terms of hands on practical and theory.
On graduating was posted to ITC Hotel's flagship, the Maurya Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New Delhi. Here I was exposed to oriental cuisine, was also part of a core team of chef’s instrumental in launching ‘West View’- a restaurant with a chalkboard concept; the first of its kind in the country, the cuisine a juxtaposition of Asian flavours with those of the west.
The millennium brought me to Mumbai as a part of the pre-opening team that launched the ITC Grand Maratha. I was then moved as the executive chef to Sheraton Chola, Chennai followed by a brief stint at the Welcomhotel Raviz Kadavu Calicut setting up its F&B outlets and kitchen designing. After a successful innings at Calicut moved to ITC Kakatiya Hyderabad and ensured their restaurants were the top three in the city.
I am currently the Executive Chef at ITC Grand Central and have catered to many heads of states and celebrities
My motto: “If you never try……. You’ll never know” and Get it right the first time.
After graduation, joined ITC hotels as a management trainee for their Kitchen Executive Training program. This duration of 24 months gave me an holistic exposure to the various facets of the hotels both in terms of hands on practical and theory.
On graduating was posted to ITC Hotel's flagship, the Maurya Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New Delhi. Here I was exposed to oriental cuisine, was also part of a core team of chef’s instrumental in launching ‘West View’- a restaurant with a chalkboard concept; the first of its kind in the country, the cuisine a juxtaposition of Asian flavours with those of the west.
The millennium brought me to Mumbai as a part of the pre-opening team that launched the ITC Grand Maratha. I was then moved as the executive chef to Sheraton Chola, Chennai followed by a brief stint at the Welcomhotel Raviz Kadavu Calicut setting up its F&B outlets and kitchen designing. After a successful innings at Calicut moved to ITC Kakatiya Hyderabad and ensured their restaurants were the top three in the city.
I am currently the Executive Chef at ITC Grand Central and have catered to many heads of states and celebrities
My motto: “If you never try……. You’ll never know” and Get it right the first time.
