Meet our chefs

Chandrashekar Sudershan – Executive Chef

Born and raised in the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru, Chandrashekar Sudershan graduated with a Bachelors of Hotel Management degree specializing in culinary from Christ University in Bengaluru.

Successfully graduating with distinction and winning the Culinary Challenge associated with the Taj Group of Hotels, he was selected for the prestigious and rigorous Taj Management Trainee Program, which allowed him to train in some of the country’s best fine dining restaurants.

After completing the program, Chandrashekar officially joined the team at Italian Fine Dining Restaurant , Prego - the Taj Coromandel Chennai, where he worked closely with Italian Master Chef Giovanna Marson learning the techniques of simple Italian recipes of Southern Italy. He was then promoted as a Sous Chef at the pre-opening Hotel Taj Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru, where he spearheaded the launch of their Mediterranean restaurant, Azure along with the Executive Chef.

In 2013, Chandrashekar moved to Canada for an international opportunity and worked with Compass Group Canada as their Lead Chef for the catering division in Toronto, Ontario. After three years, he was offered the Chef Manager position at the biggest food production facility in North America in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Over the next five years, he honed his managerial skills learning a different trajectory of business until joining the Omni Fort Worth Hotel as Executive Sous Chef in April 2022. Less than two years later, Chandrashekar was promoted to Executive Chef in March 2024.