Nisha Katona
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| Born | 1971 Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK |
| Occupation | CEO, Barrister, Author, TV Chef |
| Spouse | Zoltan Katona |
| Children | 2 |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Indian |
Current restaurant(s)
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Nisha Katona, (born 1971) is the founder of Mowgli Street Food, a food writer and television presenter. Nisha grew up in Ormskirk. She worked full time as a child protection Barrister for 20 years on the Northern Circuit.[1] In 2008 the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed her trustee of National Museums Liverpool and in 2009 she was appointed by the Cabinet Office, Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments.[2] She is the Author of 3 cook books: 'Pimp My Rice', published in 2016. Her second book, 'The Spice Tree', was published June 2017 and 'The Mowgli Cook Book' will be published January 2018. Her passion for Indian food led her to become founder, CEO and executive chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants in the UK.[3] She gave up the security and prestige of the Bar to dedicate her life to becoming a "curry evangelist" demystifying ancient Indian kitchen formulas[4] teaching the ancient secrets of Indian kitchen. She regularly appears on television and radio as a restaurant, food and business expert including becoming a regular panellist for Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet (radio show). She has a number of projects on going with the BBC and has a large and very interactive social media following and a worldwide audience for her youtube channel. Nisha is passionate about the importance of female role models in business and is often called upon to deliver talks about her experiences.
Early life
Nisha was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire to Indian immigrant doctors (GP) for whom education was everything.
She studied at Scarisbrick Hall School and via Liverpool qualified in 2005 as a Barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law. [5] and is a member of Lincoln's Inn.
She worked full time as a Barrister[6] in Liverpool's Chavasse Court Chambers. In 2008 the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed Nisha as a trustee of National Museums Liverpool where she sat on full board, along with Audit and Marketing. In 2009 the Cabinet Office appointed her Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments. She was frequently on Radio on a local and national level as an expert advisor by The Guardian.
Early cooking career
Television
Nisha films regularly for the BBC, for Channel 4, for ITV (TV network), ITVBe and The Food Network. Appearances have been on Lorraine (TV programme), Sunday Brunch,[3] Secret Chef, My Kitchen Rules, My Spice Kitchen
Personal life
Family
Nisha is married to Zoltan Katona and has two children.
Charity work
Nisha founded and directs the Mowgli Trust which donates, on average, over £40,000 per restaurant per year to local charities supported by each of the Mowgli restaurants. Nisha believes that charitable giving should be a central pillar of every business. Nisha selects the house charity for each Mowgli and expects that charity to "Co-Parent" the staff. Developing staff with an outward facing, charitable attitude towards the cities in which they live, is extremely important to the Mowgli ethic. The charities supported so far are The Clatterbridge Cancer Trust, Claire House, The Birmingham Womens and Childrens hospital, The Message Trust and the Maggies Centre
Restaurants owned by Nisha
UK locations
| Restaurant | Location | Date opened |
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| Liverpool, Bold Street | Bold Street, Liverpool, England | October 2014[7] |
| Manchester, Corn Exchange | Manchester, England | October 2015[8] |
| Liverpool, Water Street | Liverpool, England | December 2016[9] |
| Birmingham, Grand Central | Grand Central, Birmingham, England | October 2017[10] |
Books
- 1. Pimp My Rice ISBN-10: ISBN 1848993528 or ISBN-13: ISBN 9781848993525, published in 2016.
- 2. 'The Spice Tree ISBN-10: ISBN 1785035479 or ISBN-13: ISBN 9781785035470, was published June 2017 and,
- 3. The Mowgli Cook Book will be published January 2018.
References
- ^ "The people who changed careers and never looked back". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Nisha Katona and Sir Robert Crawford CBE reappointed as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool". HM Government. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Nisha Katona". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Nisha Katona: a great judge of flavour". Telegraph_Media_Group. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "From a barrister to spice girl: Nisha Katona swapped the courtroom for the kitchen when she hit upon a simple formula for curries". Mail_Online. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "How I Made It: Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli". News UK. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Carr, Pete (October 2014). "Lick This: curry evangelists Mowgli open their doors on Bold St". sevenstreets. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Heward, Emily (15 October 2015). "Mowgli opens at Manchester's Corn Exchange". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ McLoughlin, Jamie (14 December 2016). "First look inside new Mowgli restaurant on Water Street". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Chamberlain, Zoe (28 September 2017). "New Indian street food restaurant Mowgli reveals opening date at Grand Central". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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