Rahul Akerkar

Rahul Akerkar
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
EducationThe Doon School
Franklin & Marshall College
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Chef, restaurateur
Known forIndigo, Qualia
SpouseMalini Akerkar
Children1

Rahul Akerkar is an Indian chef, restaurateur and the founder of Indigo, a Mumbai restaurant credited with introducing the concept of European fine-dining in the city, when it opened in 1999.[1][2] In the 1990s nascent Indian restaurant industry, Akerkar was among the first Indian chefs and restaurateurs, working outside the Indian five-star hotel industry, to introduce independent fine-dining restaurants in India and focus on carefully sourced ingredients and high quality service.[3][4][5]

In April 2019, Akerkar opened his new restaurant, Qualia, in Lower Parel, Mumbai.[6][7]

  1. ^ "When he launched Indigo, Rahul Akerkar changed the way Mumbai dined". GQ India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ Garfinkel, Perry (24 November 2011). "An Indian Chef Questions Whether 'Indian' Food Exists". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Food, love and 15 years of Indigo". Dnaindia.com. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Check out Mumbai's most anticipated restaurant by Rahul Akerkar". Architecturaldigest.in. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Rahul Akerkar's new restaurant Qualia". Mint. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Rahul Akerkar makes dazzling comeback in Mumbai". Conde Nast Traveller. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ Sanghvi, Roshni Bajaj (18 April 2019). "Rahul Akerkar's new proscenium of flavours". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2019.