Garima Arora

Garima Arora is an Indian chef. In November 2018, she became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star.[1][2][3]

Garima Arora
BornGarima Arora
Mumbai, India
Cooking styleIndian cuisine
EducationLe Cordon Bleu, Paris
SpouseRahul Verma

Early life and career

Arora grew up in Mumbai, and is of Punjabi Arora family. She initially pursued a career in journalism before becoming a chef.[4][5][6][7][8]

In 2008, she left for France. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and graduated in 2010. She worked with Chef Gaggan Anand, Gordon Ramsay and René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen[9] before opening her own restaurant, Gaa, in Bangkok in April 2017. Gaa is a three-storey restaurant that celebrates a modern tasting menu using traditional Indian techniques.[1]

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