Kunal Kapur (Chef) Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio
Profession(s)	Chef, Restaurateur, Author
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 September 1979 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	45 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi, India
School	St. Frances De Sales School, Delhi, India
College/University	Delhi University Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, India
Educational Qualifications	Graduate in Commerce Course in Hotel Management
Family	He has a sister.
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Photography, Travelling
Controversy	Divorce Case In March 2024, the Delhi High Court granted him divorce after he challenged a family court's order denying him divorce. He accused his estranged wife of never respecting his parents and humiliating him. However, his estranged wife accused him of making false allegations to mislead the court and fabricating stories to obtain divorce. [1]Hindustan Times On 29 July 2024, the Supreme Court of India stayed the Delhi High Court's decision to grant him divorce after his wife moved the top court against the High Court verdict. [2]Bar and Bench
Favourites
Food	Mom's Made Food (Karele ki Sabzi)
Cuisnes	Indian, Italian, European
Travel Destination(s)	Singapore, Dubai
Chef	Sanjeev Kapoor
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Wife/Spouse	Ekta Kapur (m. 2008; div. 2024)
Children	Daughter- None Son- Ranbir Kapur (born in 2012)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kunal Kapur

• Kunal Kapur is best known as the host and judge of the TV series MasterChef India Season 1, 2 and 3 aired on Star Plus and Junior Masterchef India Season 1.

• Kunal was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi family.

• He belongs to the family of bankers and his parents wanted him to go for the same profession for which he graduated in commerce from Delhi University.

• He has been recognised amongst the Best Chefs in India by National Weekly Magazine – India Today.

• After a long career at the Taj group of hotels, he is now the Executive Sous Chef at the Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon. He had also opened a restaurant which has achieved the Best Restaurant Award thrice.

• He authored a cookbook  ‘A Chef In Every Home: The Complete Family Cook Book‘.

• He hosted his first travel & food show ‘The Foodie comes to America’, shot entirely in New York and California, discovering the journey of Indian food in the USA. He was invited as a guest judge on an episode of Season 2 of MasterChef USA. Kunal also hosted season 1 and season 2 of ‘My Yellow Table‘ on NDTV Good Times and ‘Pickle Nation’, ‘Fit Foodie’, and ‘Celebrating Togetherness’ on Living Foods.

• His name was cited by Limca Book of Records for creating India’s largest “Chocolate Tower”.

• He also endorses Tupperware- an American multinational brand of home equipment.