The Chef Who Wanted to Teach: Meet Executive Chef Gaurav Gupta
Jul 10, 2026
New Delhi [India], July 10: Ask Gaurav Gupta what ingredient he reaches for most, and he doesn't hesitate: mustard oil. "It's nostalgic and powerful," he says two words that could describe most of what he cooks. Ask him what he wanted to be before he became a chef, and the answer is more surprising. "I started out wanting to be a teacher," he says. "But food taught me how to connect with the world." It's a small admission, but it explains a lot about how he runs a kitchen today as Executive Chef of JHOL Kuala Lumpur, he talks about mentoring junior cooks with the same seriousness he talks about menu development, and treats both as part of the same job.
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