ABOUT THE CHEF

Dipna
Anand

Awards:
‘Personality of the Year’ in 2012 at The British Curry Awards

TV Appearances:
James Martin Saturday Morning – Regular Guest Chef
Raymond Blancs 10 Week
The Restaurant, You’re Fried Series as a Restaurateur Judge
Ramsay’s Cook-along,
Ramsay’s Best Restaurant
The Hotel for Channel 4

Brand Partners, Collaborations & Consultancy:
Compass Group
Wembley SSE Arena
The O2
The ExCel London
Twickenham Rugby Stadium
Chelsea Football Club
Goodwood
The Oval Cricket Club
Madejski Stadium in Reading

Festivals:
Pub in the Park
Carfest
Game Fair

INDIAN
TV Chef
Restaurateur
Brilliant – London

Award-winning Celebrity Chef Dipna Anand grew up in London amongst a family of chefs. Feeding the nation ‘real authentic’ Indian food at their famous Brilliant Restaurant in Southall (voted as part of Ramsay’s Best for Channel 4), of which Dipna is now co-owner.

Since the age of 18, cooking is all Dipna knew. She began work at the Brilliant restaurant at a young age, learning all the top tricks, secret recipes as well as creating her own signature dishes. Her passion for cooking and being keen to teach others to cook, stemmed from the way Dipna had been taught from her very own father, who in turn was taught by his father. Dipna’s mum is also a master of her kitchen at home and till date Dipna still picks up key secret and tips from her mum who Dipna believes is the best chef she knows.

For Dipna it is important for her to pass on all her knowledge and expertise, which is why she opened her very own Cookery School at The Brilliant Restaurant, an informative, fun and well-constructed Indian cookery course (recognised by the University of West London).

Not only does she teach and co-own Brilliant Restaurant, Dipna released her very first cook-book titled ‘Beyond Brilliant’ in July 2014. Beyond Brilliant consists of over fifty recipes and tells the story of the ‘Brilliant’ family legacy and Dipna’s culinary journey.

Dipna has produced a range of unique Indian dessert based ice-creams in collaboration with Marine Ices, these include Jalebi ice-cream, Gulab Jamun ice-cream and Gajar Halwa ice-cream available at her Brilliant Restaurant in Southall. She is a demo chef and loves engaging with the audience, proving to them that Indian food is simple to cook and if desired can be healthy and tasty at the same time.
Dipna has been highly recognised for the work she does and was awarded ‘Personality of the Year’ in 2012 at The British Curry Awards .

To add to her success, Dipna recently appeared on the nation’s screens in December 2016, with the launch of her new lifestyle cookery show – Dip in Kitchen. The 10-week show, aired on B4U Music. The secret of Dipna’s success is purely based on dedication, passion, determination together with a continuing love affair with Indian cooking and a can-do attitude which inspires her everyday.

Website: www.dipna.co.uk