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Chef RBS

Rahul Sonawane (Bharadwaj) Known as Chef RBS (born 17 July 1987) is an Indian chef, Restauranteur, Socialist.

Early life and education

Chef RBS was born in Mumbai, India, to Babasaheb and Kalpana Sonawane. His mother and father both was working as secondary school teacher. Now both are retired and living with him. He did his schooling at Vasantrao dada Patil secondary school, Kasara, Dhule, Maharashtra, IND. He was inspired by his father at basic level of kitchen operations.

Chef RBS aspiring and brilliant student to become surgeon as per professors and teachers’ opinion about him. But due to high amount of fees changed his decision to get an admission to become doctor. At same time got opportunity catering college and he finished with great interest. But his focus towards food innovation is always like unique from others. Always proved in his past making same food products but always unique ways.

He did his catering college degree from Sinhagad institute of hotel management and catering technology, Lonavala, Pune university, IND.

He did his Post graduate studies from NCFE, United Kingdom.

After completion education he did start practice as trainee chef from Novotel, London waterloo, United Kingdom and start growing from there and sharpen his skills from different chefs.

Career

While in India Chef RBS worked for the Intercontinental, Novotel, Juhu IHG group of hotels. While in United Kingdom started his work from Hilton Metropolitan, Brighton as breakfast chef. After few months shifted to London as first official job as commis chef at Novotel London, waterloo. Develop Cross key Pub in Chelsi with his unique innovative attractive food menu.

Worked with Sofitel London Heathrow for long as chef de partie as well as sous chef, while working with world class companies banqueting parties every year (PepsiCo, Microsoft, range rover, British airways, many more. While working as team member, restaurant awarded with 2AA rosette category.

Contribute to provide & arrange food for Olympics 2012. Worked with MCA (lords cricket ground) to manage food for different events.

He is been appointed to design food at mansion house, London for royal family wedding function party 2012. While back in India again started his own restaurant name Kothimbir, marathi tadka, Mumbai.

He studies local tribal and their food quality and tried to used same ingredients into restaurant industry, in return he helps them by create employment to tribal youngsters (provide them machineries and equipment like soda dispenser & industrial sugarcane juicer to run their own local business)