CHENNAI: It always feels great at the end of an achievement. This time, the man of the moment was Dr Chef K Damodaran — who set a record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual ever — 24-and-a-half hours.
Amid a select gathering of friends, well-wishers, socialites and media persons, the award ceremony for his achievement took place at Hotel Savera.
Also present were Nina Reddy, executive director of the hotel, MP Nirmala, secretary to Govt. Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy and Anthony Michael, general manager, Savera Hotel, who was the guest of honour. Having received the certificate from Lucia Sinigagliesi, Guinness World Record, UK, Chef Damu was elated.
A well-known name in the South Indian culinary world, chef Damu believes in simplifying the art of cooking and taking it to the common man, while retaining the roots of the soil he picks it from.
He is the first Indian chef to receive a PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology.
“Name an ingredient and I will give you the recipe,” is what he often says. “Food is what I think of in terms of cooking, presentation, achievement or even eating,” he says.
And having started his career as early as 1975, the chef believes in setting as many milestones in his life as possible.