Parimal Sawant
Meluha The Fern hotel and Hotel Rodas

His new role as Executive Chef at The Meluha The Fern and Hotel Rodas is the culmination of a lifetime interest in food, coupled with enthusiasm to create and build from the best of all.
Born in Maharashtra in 1976, Chef Parimal brings a young, vibrant commitment to excellence and a refreshing down-home sensibility that shows the finesse of a Chef of worldly experience and wisdom. During his youth he exhibited an interest in culinary and soon found himself enrolled in the Hotel Management Diploma program at the Sophia Polytechnic. It was the perfect outlet, offering him the chance to combine his love of creating and building with his zeal for preparing exceptional food.
Upon completion of the program, Chef Parimal was hired as Chef-de Partis at Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in 1995, an acknowledgement of his natural talent. The next 10 years saw him don the role of a Team leader,a Trainer and Client Servicing at the property. In an effort to gain additional experience and refine his craft, Chef Parimal then joined The Orchid, where he accepted a position as a Junior Sous Chef. Later, Parimal further honed his culinary skills at The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center (Marriott) as Chef-de-Cuisine.
Hired by Courtyard by Marriott Ahmedabad as Executive Sous Chef in December 2012, Parimal was able to put his diverse talents to good use by introducing culinary themes for MoMo Cafe buffet set ups and surprising the patrons of the city with innovative ideas and food festivals. Partake
shoots for more than 50 episodes on ETV culinary episodes, workshops with Ahmadabad Mirror (tabloid by The Times of India), also sharing his expertise recipes with reputed newspapers and magazines like Femina, Jade to name a few.
As Executive Chef, Parimal has access to an incredible variety of the finest fish, meats and market fresh ingredients only the property can deliver. This allows him the freedom to be especially innovative when devising a new dish. With a menu of Thai-influence, he creates exceptional savory culinary creations that whet the appetite from the first bite to the last.
Passionate about reading, driving and traveling, Parimal is also a loving father to his only son and enjoys exercising and listening to audio books.

Visit his blog: A smiling face is half the meal 🙂