Chef. Dev Kasalkar

Vice President, Indian Young Chefs Association Director, Culinary Educator, Consultant, Certified Culinary Educator by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations - IFCA

"I worked hard to reach the position I'm here today, just like anyone else. Achieving goal with hard work becomes easy if we have the clarity of what we want & the path to travel. Dear all Young Chefs... work hard, give genuine respect and trust to your seniors".

"Well for me, food is my devotion and my devotion is always towards cooking. Whatever I have achieved so far is all because of my love towards cooking and the kitchen and nothing else. The kind of person I am as you all know, Throughout my life I never tried to change myself, I think ethics and principles really matter in life and I kept it very simple going".

"The process is more important than the result. The result is just a by-product of the process. But in today's world, we are so focused on the by-product that we get away from the process. So take care of the process, all the small things will eventually give you the desired result. We often complain that we should get more as a result but actually, we always get whatever we have prepared for. If we prepare well, we execute well, if we are honest to ourselves then, we will get the desired result. And if you are short of it, you need to keep learning more n more.."

“We don’t just teach cooking—we shape careers.”