Chef Manish Mehrotra who Gave India its First Taste of Innovative Indian Cuisine Part Ways from ‘Indian Accent’

Celebrated Indian chef Manish Mehrotra, the man who gave India its first taste of the innovative Indian cuisine and is known for establishing multi-award winning restaurants Indian Accent and Comorin, has decided to move on from the restaurants and explore new opportunities.

“I had joined the company when I was a young man in the year 2000 and have literally grown with the company. I have learnt a lot and received great opportunities and support,” shared Mehrotra in the official statement by adding that, “There’s a time when one needs to explore new frontiers and spend some time with the family and that time has come for me.” 

Indian Accent that has established itself as a brand to reckon with. It is one of the early restaurants to offer tasting menus, has been on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list since 2015, currently ranking at number 26. Today, EVH International operate Indian Accent in Delhi, Mumbai and New York. Comorin, which offers flavours of the Indian subcontinent, made its debut on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants extended list in 2022 and is currently at rank 79.

“I leave very confident that the kitchen teams at all Indian Accent and Comorin restaurants are fully capable of maintaining the standards of excellence that these two restaurant brands are known for. I shall be closely watching and cheering all the chefs from the sidelines, especially chef Shantanu Mehrotra, executive chef of Indian Accent New Delhi, who has been with me right from day one and chef Rijul Gulati who is doing a terrific job as head chef, Indian Accent Mumbai,” he added.

Indian Accent will now be lead by Chef Shantanu Mehrotra who has been with the Delhi restaurant since Day 1. He has been in the kitchens across the group’s restaurants, including Delhi ‘O’ Delhi, The All American Diner, Chor Bizarre, Oriental Octopus, and Drift.

“Chef Manish leaves a wonderful legacy at the two restaurant brands (Indian Accent and Comorin), which he helped build and nurture with his immense culinary talent and dedication He is an exceptional leader and human being and will be sorely missed, but we wish him all the very best in his future journey and adventures,” read the statement from EVH.