Fondly known as “The Historian Chef” or “Chef Who Wears Many Hats”, a pioneer in the area of food media and is a rare combination of chef-food stylist-food photographer-author.

A graduate of the prestigious *Le Cordon Bleu, London*, he has over time, specialised in Indo-Portuguese and Indo-French and Spanish fare”.

The brains behind many a restaurant across India, Michael, with his team, has conceptualised and handled major food shows from Masterchef India 1 & 2, Fox Lifestyle, several GEC and international niche channels. an author, columnist, food and travel writer and a four-time *Gourmand Award winner*.

He is introducing a fresh teaching methodology based on technique and visual content for students. He lectures at the prestigious *WGSHA college* in Manipal on Food Media. Apart from A curator of the *ISUZU food festival* in Mumbai, *YPO* food festival in Goa, Indian food festival in *Miami* to the GICC Live series by the Indian Express Group.

A keen passion for nature and wildlife has led to creating culinary experiences that combine food and nature in His series *Cooking Wild* at *Pugdundee Safari* properties, and *Te Aroha* (Dhanachuli) Uttarakhand.