DR.CHEF SOUNDARARAJAN

Dr. Chef P Soundararajan who has been certified in World Cuisine from the Culinary Institute of America, formerly served as Corporate Executive Chef at Club Mahindra Holidays & Resorts, India’s leading lifetime holiday company with 50 resorts across the country.

Dr.Chef Soundararajan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Vels University by the former President of India, Dr. A P J. Abdul Kalam. He was Awarded the ‘Best Chef of India’ in 2008, by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India for his contribution to the culinary fraternity in his career which spanned three decades.

Dr. Chef Soundararajan has been an advocate for naturally tasty & healthy food for many, many years along with his belief in serving food guided by Ayurveda principles. Ayurveda has an expansive definition of nourishment that goes beyond food.

Traditional Indian food preparation varies across the country however the traditional wisdom about processing of food, its preservation techniques, and their therapeutic effects have been established for many generations in India. Indian traditional food have been recognized as functional food because of the presence of functional components such as body-healing chemicals, antioxidants, dietary fibers, and probiotics. Dr. Chef Soundararajan has encapsulated all this learning while crafting The Greenhouse Barbecue’s menu.