Revelations: Mehak Kansal, founder, Bindas Eatery, London

28 December 2022
Revelations: Mehak Kansal, founder, Bindas Eatery, London

We delve into the life and inner thoughts of a top chef. This week: Mehak Kansal, founder, Bindas Eatery, London

What was your best subject at school?

Philosophy

What was your first job?

As a sales assistant selling clothes

What was your first job in catering?

Actually in my own restaurant!

What do you normally have for breakfast?

I usually just have a flat white and maybe an oat bar. However, my ideal breakfast would be a smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese, fresh dill and capers

What do you do to relax?

I ride my horse

Which is your favourite restaurant?

A Wong in London

What's your favourite hotel?

Leela Palace in Udaipur –the whole Leela chain is incredible

What is your favourite drink?

A kumquat margarita made with mezcal

What is your favourite food?

I love all Asian flavours but Indonesian, Thai, Chinese or Malaysian... OK, basically everything!

Which ingredient do you hate the most?

Octopus and squid

What flavour combinations do you detest?

Peanut butter and jam – I mean, why would you want to eat that?

What do you always carry with you?

A medicine pouch and Kiehl's hand cream

How would you describe your desk?

Immaculate, honestly my paperwork, files and pads are always organised

Which person in catering have you most admired?

Nisha Katona

Which person gave you the greatest inspiration?

I was my own inspiration. I was in a dark period of my life when I started this journey. Cooking used to be my therapy and it was a passion project turned career

Cast away on a desert island, what luxury would you take?

I would take air conditioning – if the UK freak tropical weather has taught me anything, it is the value of air conditioning

If you had not gone into catering, where do you think you would be now?

Buying and flipping property

Describe your ultimate nightmare?

I do not want to say what it is as all I will be doing is putting it out there in the universe!

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