Being invited onto Kitchen Chat for a long-form conversation about the journey from a small Indian town to the heart of Scottish hospitality was a genuine pleasure.

The questions went beyond the trophies and competitions: who shaped you, what almost made you walk away, how do you keep your food honest after twenty years on the line. The kind of conversation you rarely get to have during a service.

Thank you to the Kitchen Chat team for the time, the warmth, and the chance to share the parts of the craft that usually go unsaid.