Chef Garima Arora has just won a second Michelin star (Photo Credit: Facebook/ Garima Arora)
The Michelin Guide Thailand Star Revelation 2024 took place on December 13, 2023. Two restaurants were awarded a second Michelin star, and one of them is helmed by an Indian chef. This prestigious accolade, widely considered to be the highest honour in the culinary world, was conferred upon Gaa in Bangkok. It is a contemporary Indian restaurant by Chef Garima Arora. This makes Garima the first female Indian chef to win not just one but two Michelin stars. Find out more about her achievement below.
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The official site of the Michelin Guide describes Garima's restaurant as traditional on the outside and contemporary on the inside. "Gaa's location mirrors chef Garima Arora's exquisite cooking: old-school at heart, transformed with modern techniques and presentation," it explains. The restaurant's tasting menu includes Chef Garima's "reinterpretations of street food snacks." The guide describes her cooking as "assured, understated and skilful." The guide further appreciates "the finely judged spicing, extraordinary flavour combinations and contrasts in texture and temperature" reflected in her culinary creations.
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, took to Instagram to celebrate the news. He posted a short video clip of himself posing with Chef Garima. In the caption, he wrote, "Today might be "one of the most historic days for Indian Cuisine on a global platform". The Garima Arora was awarded 2 Michelin Stars by @michelinguide @michelininspectors making her the first female Chef from our country for this honour. Congrats to the brilliant team of @restaurant_gaa for making INDIA so proud. Proudest brother. V."
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