Cyrus Todiwala

Cyrus Rustom Todiwala OBE, DL, (born 16 October 1956), is an Indian chef proprietor of ''Café Spice Namasté'' and a celebrity television chef. He trained at the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces chain in India, and rose to become executive chef for eleven restaurants within those hotels. He moved to the UK in 1991 with his family, and following some initial financial difficulties after taking over a restaurant, Michael Gottlieb provided investment funding, allowing Todiwala to open ''Café Spice Namasté'' in 1995, the restaurant for which he is best known.

He has subsequently launched a range of condiments and sauces called ''Mr Todiwala's'', and a second restaurant called ''Mr Todiwala's Kitchen'', which is located at the Hilton at Heathrow Airport near Terminal 5. He was awarded an MBE in 2000, and an OBE in 2009. He has also been awarded an honorary doctorate and been made an honorary professor. In 2012, he cooked for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programmes, such as the BBC radio 1 Saturday Cook show. Provided by Wikipedia