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About

A Chef for 25 Years, a Hobbiest for 30

Chef Soju Philip,  a Certified Executive Chef by Indian Federation of Chefs societies, is a native to Kerala, India , and a product of Srinivas college of hotel mgmt;, Manglore,Karnataka. started his career with The Oberoi, Banglore, the pioneer hotel chain in India.  He has worked with the various hotels of Taj group, and many hotel mgmt; colleges in banglore and Kerala as faculty member. Later on he moved to United States to serve in Celebrity cruises and worked in many cruise ships including one which ranked as no.1 cruise ship in the world. After that he  joined with different hospitality chains in the State of Newyork, Virginia and Philadelfia.

He also  gives professional training  to restaurants, hotels, resorts and homestays. He also gives support to setting up trendy restaurants with proper guidence.The services includes Global Cuisine Orientation,  Menu planning, Kitchen organizing, Restaurant setting, Kitchen and restaurant staff training, Complete training packages, Workshops and Seminars.

He was also assigned as Master Trainer for Kerala Tourism Department, and  also he was the  Executive Chef of Hotel Turtle on the beach,a 5-star botique resort in Kovalam,(a unit of Thomas hotels-JHM Interstate hotels, one which awarded as the best 5 star hotel in Kerala of 2011-12 by Kerala tourism department) Kerala,  Senior Executive Chef-Kerala region for Mahindra Resorts and currently associate with Ramada by Wyndham Kochi ,Kerala.

Apart from the profession, he is an established author, who published ‘Recipes on Ripples’ – a travelogue cookery book of Kuttanad region which take him to the Best in the world award ceremony in Macau by Gourmand world cookbook awards 2019. He is a frequent column writer to many magazines,newspaper and was a famed face in many Malayalam television channels.

Proud member
Proud member of American culinary federation , International association of chefs societies ,Cooking club of America, Indian federation of culinary association and South India culinary association.
Chef shows
Chef shows were aired in TV channels such as Asianet channel, Surya TV,Asianet News Channel,Asianet Plus, Mazhavil Manorama, Mathrubhoomi News channel, Asianet cable vision (ACV),Media One and Jaihind TV.
Writer
Published in news papers and magazine such as Outlook, Vanitha pachakam, Mathrubhoomi grihalakshmi, Kala kaumudi’s Priya snehita magazine and writer of Deccan chronicle Daily, Travel and Flavors magazine and Rashtra Deepika’s Karshakan magazine.
Books and Media
Recipes on Ripples- An award winning Travelogue cookbook about the tastes and tales of Kuttanad,the rice bowl of Kerala.
Awards and Accolades
Gourmand World cookbook awards for Recipes on Ripples as second Runner up in Best local cuisine book-Asia.
Campaigns
SoulFood Kerala-A campaign among all the Hotel management colleges and professionals to revive and rejuvenate Mother Kerala's ethnic food culture.

My Milestones

As your visit continues through the world of gastronomy and share in the excitement of discovery, we hope that this , with its thorough and painstaking research, makes cooking and eating an even more pleasurable experience. BON APPETITE.
– Chef Soju Philip
Recipes
1,328
Reviews
3,299
Videos
893
Community
4,329

Featured Recipes

Chef Soju Philip 111 Recipes
Intermediate Pakku-Sikkim Mutton Curry Pakku is a traditional mutton curry which is very popular in the North east states and even in Nepal. Read More
Chef Soju Philip 111 Recipes
Beginner Shrikhand Shrikhand is a famous Indian dessert which is very popular in Western India especially in the states of Gujarat Read More
Chef Soju Philip 111 Recipes
Intermediate Andhra Mutton Curry Andhra cuisine is generally famed for their spiciness and tangy taste. It can broadly classified into three regions. Andhra, Read More

My Cook Books

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