“Small towns give a will and keep the fighting spirit inside you alive. I was born and brought up in Lucknow. The city of Nawabs and the mecca of delicious kebabs. I grew up experiencing a beautiful culture, that time and beyond shaped my personality. My grandfather used to take me to Gurudwara every Sunday. I came across a section where they used to cook langar and I found my comfort there. One day, I was asked to cook because the lady who used to cook ‘Gudh wale Chaawal; (Jaggery Rice) had gone to visit her mother. I was really not confident but I had lived it every Sunday for so many years. The repetitiveness of experiencing the langar being made so many times, it subconsciously made a divine impact on me. So, on that Sunday I cooked my first dish ever and since then I’m fondly called a ‘Langari!’
A small town boy who went on to become the youngest executive chef in India, at the age of 25. Extremely dedicated to the craft of making quality food, he set on his journey with nothing but sheer honest effort. From being a world-class chef to now being a public figure with an insane following on his KZfaq Channel, he comes across as a storyteller inside the mind and hands of a cook. Sharing his childhood memories, the impact and learnings, the divinity associated with him being a cook and how he found a perfect partner and a better cook in his wife, Ranver Brar cooks and speaks magic.
Now with his multiple acting projects coming along, him building forward his career as a chef globally and yet maintaining a balance as a husband and a father, this episode is simply an awe-inspiring dish.
Let's get to know him, while he cooks us something, “How the Hell Did I do It?”
We talked about -
-His life and learnings as a small towner in Lucknow
-Grandma's love for ghee and food
-Visiting Gurudwara with Grand Father
-Divine impact through Langar Seva
-Starting Sunday Jalebis in Boston
-Moving to Delhi and working at Taj
-The insane work hustle and finding the right balance
-Learning and growing as a Chef in early 2000s
-The Entrepreneurship drive
-Understanding the purpose of oneself
-Life, love, positive energy and future prospects as a Chef and Entrepreneur.
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Hey Ranveer!
01:07 - The Chef's Purpose
02:30 - Hailing from Lucknow and small town blessing
05:00 - My Grandmother and her love for ghee
07:05 - Gudh Wale Chaawal, Gurudwara Langar
10:00 - Reconnecting with Gurudwara in Delhi
11:15 - Sunday Jalebis in Boston
12:26 - Dying to make it big
14:03 - My Parents knew my calling
16:40 - Youngest Executive Chef in India
18:03 - Small town spirit of hard work
19:29 - The Chef's Apron
21:28 - We learned from people and not internet
22:41 - Entrepreneurship Journey and USA
24:58 - Who I am and what my food is?
26:10 - Denial, Acceptance and Change
28:00 - People Quotient
30:15 - I told you so..
30:51 - Ganesh Chaturthi and Godly energies
33:00 - Meeting my Wife
34:18 - She is worth the wait
35:55 - Marrying the right balance of life
36:40 - My Father is an old school fighter
38:30 - Learning Fatherhood
40:45 - Wearing multiple hats
41:30 - Be like water
42:47 - What's next for Ranveer Brar?
44:10 - Let's know Ranveer
46:05 - Food choices of Ranveer
46:45 - Ranveer goes into Nostalgia
47:40 - No shortcut to putting an effort
50:00 - Parting Words
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