Chef Manish Mehrotra Is Back With A Pathbreaking Culinary Arts Platform And A New Restaurant In Delhi By 2025 End

Chef Manish Mehrotra, the mind behind Indian Accent and the chef often credited with reshaping how the world tastes Indian food, is ready to open his next big chapter: Manish Mehrotra Culinary Arts (MMCA). He calls it his most personal project yet, though it feels bigger than a single chef’s dream. 

Introducing MMCA: A Culinary Lab, School, And Restaurant

Think of it as part restaurant, part lab, and part school for the next generation. It is a place where memory, culinary craft, and global inspiration collide, without losing sight of India’s roots.

MMCA isn’t just Mehrotra’s vision. He has teamed up with Amit Khanna, who is the investor, art collector, and founder of Amaya Ventures, along with Binny Bansal, who is Flipkart’s co-founder. Together, they’re not just bankrolling another fancy dining room; they’re betting on a platform that could alter India’s food culture itself.

The plan is already mapped out. A flagship restaurant in New Delhi by late 2025 is being envisioned, followed by a catering arm in early 2026. But Manish Mehrotra is clear that the ambition stretches further; MMCA wants to build new restaurant concepts, mentor young chefs, and protect India’s sprawling culinary heritage, turning recipes and techniques into a living archive rather. 

“My first project under MMCA is quiet, purposeful, and Indian food-forward – measured in approach and defined by integrity,” said Mehrotra.

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Manish Mehrotra: Redefining Modern Indian Cuisine

“At its heart, MMCA is about food as a cultural narrative, connecting tradition with the world, and chefs with their craft. It’s a return to where it all began, flavour, memories, and the joy of cooking without boundaries,” he said at the launch, sounding like someone still fondly remembering why they first picked up a ladle.

For those who’ve tracked his rise, this feels inevitable. Manish Mehrotra, hailed as the face of modern Indian cuisine, has spent years proving his craft at Indian Accent, a restaurant that carved its spot on global best-of lists. Now he’s building something wider: a platform where research, storytelling, and hospitality come together, producing food that is as inventive as it is rooted.

Amit Khanna put it plainly as “Backing Chef Manish is about more than opening restaurants, it’s about giving him the freedom to own his craft and set the stage for future chefs.”

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The timing couldn’t be better. Indian diners today want experiences and not just plates. They’re also hungry for stories, immersion, and theatre at the table. MMCA is stepping right into that space, with Manish Mehrotra’s instinct for reinvention, Khanna’s cultural lens, and Bansal’s scale of vision. 

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