Vineet Bhatia

Vineet Bhatia built a career from formal kitchen training, restaurant leadership, and public-facing culinary work. Training at the Oberoi School of Hotel Management in New Delhi established the discipline that shaped his approach, with precision, repetition, and service carrying through into the kitchen floor at The Oberoi, where he served as Head Chef before moving abroad as Executive Chef at Star of India in South Kensington, London.

From the start, his work carried Indian cooking into an international setting through structured kitchen roles rather than shortcuts or self-mythologizing. His career grew through building restaurant identities as much as running kitchens. As co-founder at Cinnamon Club, Head Chef at Vineet Bhatia in Hammersmith, and founder at Zaika, he anchored his name to restaurants in London’s competitive dining field. He continued that model as chef-owner at Rasoi in Chelsea and chef-owner at Rasoi by Vineet in Geneva.

Across these addresses, his work was marked by continuity rather than change for its own sake, translating one cooking identity into different rooms and markets. By the 2010s, his practice had expanded beyond service and ownership into broadcast and international restaurant work. Host at Twist of Taste with Vineet Bhatia placed his point of view in public view, while restaurateur at Saffron Lounge in Doha, restaurateur at Indego in Dubai, and restaurateur at Maharaja by Vineet in Al Khobar carried his name into additional cities.

In 2016, founder at Vineet Bhatia London in Chelsea brought that work back to a familiar London setting. His later roles moved further into judging, hosting, and representation. He has been judge of The Final Table, judge-host of MasterChef India, restaurateur of KAMA by Vineet, and culinary ambassador of GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland campaign. These positions show a career that now includes evaluation and public representation alongside restaurant-making, with Vineet Bhatia working across restaurants, television, and broader culinary promotion.

Recognition for his work includes a Michelin star and Member of the Order of the British Empire. His signature dishes include Rasoi: New Indian Kitchen, My Sweet Kitchen, and KAMA by Vineet. These titles reflect the range of his output: restaurant-led, recognisable, and built around a clear point of view.