i. Biography
Professional formation in Indian hospitality often starts with institutional discipline before it reaches the pass. In Karan Kashyap’s case, the line runs from New Delhi training and hotel kitchens to London restaurants built around modern Indian dining, with the work defined by scale, timing, brigade management, and consistency across service.
Coming Up
That sequence matters in the trade: school structure, institute training, then the pace of a large hotel kitchen, where preparation, repetition, timing, and control of detail are not optional extras but the operating system. London added a different pressure to the same craft base. At MW Eat Ltd, Karan Kashyap served first as Head Chef (2001–2003), then as Sr Sous Chef Veeraswamy (2003–2006). Those roles sit inside the practical middle ground of Indian restaurant work in the city: keeping standards steady, reading service in real time, holding a brigade together, and translating kitchen discipline into a room where guests bring varied expectations of Indian food. Contemporary Indian dining in London requires range between casual service, polished occasions, and brand consistency. Karan is Head Chef of Modern Indian Diner Ltd T/A Rotichai (since 2011), Executive Chef of Modern Indian Diner Ltd, ROTICHAI & CHAI KI (since 2012), and Executive Chef of ISSO – Prawn Crazy. The through-line is not a single break but accumulated practice: education, hotel systems, London kitchens, then sustained leadership across restaurants shaped around Indian food in a metropolitan market. The craft arc is continuous rather than theatrical. The Army Public School New Delhi (1990) and IHM New Delhi (1993) supplied early structure; Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in New Delhi (1993–1998) supplied the hotel frame; MW Eat Ltd supplied London Head Chef (2001–2003) and Sr Sous Chef Veeraswamy (2003–2006) experience; Modern Indian Diner Ltd T/A Rotichai, Modern Indian Diner Ltd, ROTICHAI & CHAI KI, and ISSO – Prawn Crazy carry that operating knowledge forward. The evidence is in kitchens held over time, not in rhetoric.
Where They Are Now
Since 2012, the Executive Chef role at Modern Indian Diner Ltd, ROTICHAI & CHAI KI in London, United Kingdom has placed Karan Kashyap in charge of a modern Indian dining operation informed by New Delhi schooling, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces hotel discipline, and MW Eat Ltd London service experience. The current work draws on that sequence: manage the kitchen, protect standards, and keep the food aligned with the demands of a busy London restaurant.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Karan Kashyap's current role?
Karan Kashyap is Executive Chef at Modern Indian Diner Ltd, ROTICHAI & CHAI KI.
Where did Karan Kashyap train or study?
Karan Kashyap trained at The Army Public School New Delhi and IHM New Delhi.
What is Karan Kashyap known for?
Food & Beverage.
