Brigade Hospitality appoints Chef Yam Bahadur Thapa

Bangalore, 7th May: Brigade Hospitality, one of the leading hospitality groups in the country has appointed Chef Yam Bahadur Thapa as Asian Sous Chef, Chef Thapa will oversee complete culinary operations at group's various F&B offerings that include lifestyle clubs and the vertical, Celebrations that specializes in corporate catering. He comes with an experience of over 10 years in the gastronomy domain and is well known for his expertise in Pan Asian cuisines such as Japanese, Chinese, Thai to name a few. His vast experience has shaped his distinctive culinary approach, which could be seen in his modern plating & food presentation techniques. He also holds great skills in banquet handling, buffet menu planning.

Chef Thapa is a highly motivated individual with a proven track record, who has taken up many challenging assignments that have shaped his successful career all these years. He also has a very curious mind when it comes to food, which pushes him to try new recipes and learn new cooking techniques. His passion for food and dedication to keep improvising his culinary skills have won him many accolades from all quarters. His association with many established brand sin the country has gained him a great deal of knowledge in understanding various cultures, tradition and food.

He began his career with Shiro Pan Asian Restaurant, Goa & Delhi in 2008 where he served as commis up until 2012. Prior to this, he worked as a trainee at Skygourmet Chennai and Oberoi Flight Services in Delhi. He later moved to The Leela Palace Chennai in 2012, where he spent almost a year as Chef Commis-I in charge of Japanese cuisine and cold section. Then he joined Matsuri- The Chancery Hotel Bangalore that saw him perform his duties for 8 years in the capacity of Commis-I, specialized in Japanese cuisines. He went on to add more experience to his resume and joined Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel as Chef – De-Partie, was later promoted to the Sous Chef position and continued his rendezvous with Japanese, Chinese, Thai & Pan Asian cuisines at High Ultra Lounge.

He holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from Benson College of Hotel Management and Cullinary Arts, Chennai. When not spinning the magical web of gastronomy. When not at work, you will find Thapa hitting the ball out of the boundary as he’s a cricket enthusiast and experiment in the kitchen.

About Brigade Hospitality

Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd. (BHSL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brigade Enterprises Ltd. Formally registered in June 2004, it pioneered the concept of professionally managed and branded serviced apartments under the brand name Brigade Homestead. The company has since extended its operations across multiple domains of the hospitality industry. These include – lifestyle membership clubs such as Signature Club Resort, Woodrose, Augusta, Galaxy and Regent Clubs, the two MLR convention centres and most recently The Northern Terrace venue for banqueting located at the World Trade Centre. The company is also involved in Institutional catering, Banquets, Outdoor catering and Event management under its sub brand "Celebrations Catering & Events". It recently rolled out "The Baking Company", its in-house brand of Deli outlets in Bangalore.

BHSL is also the asset manager for the Hotels developed by Brigade Group, which owns the first Grand Mercure Hotel in the country, the Sheraton Grand in Brigade Gateway, and the newly launched Grand Mercure Mysuru and Four Points by Sheraton Kochi Infopark. Brigade Group has 7 more hotels in the pipeline.