Press and achievements

Beyond the pass

May 2019

Consultant Chef, The Indian Culinary Festival, Tel Aviv

Invited to Israel as Consultant Chef alongside Celebrity Chef Shipra Khanna for The Indian Culinary Festival, hosted with the Indian Embassy and the Israel Consulate. The programme included a VIP dinner celebrating Indian food at the Sheraton Tel Aviv.

Chef Rajpal Singh Ranghar presenting during the Indian Culinary Festival in Tel Aviv
Chef Rajpal Singh Ranghar with Chef Shipra Khanna and the kitchen team in Tel Aviv
The Indian Culinary Festival team in Tel Aviv
2019

Culinary masterclass, Dan College, Tel Aviv

Delivered a masterclass on fine dining Indian cuisine to chefs and students at Dan College in Tel Aviv during the same visit, covering technique, spice handling and plating for an international audience.

March 2021

Consultant Chef, Pravaah Vegan Food Fest

Consultant Chef for the Pravaah Vegan Food Fest at Bell Peppers restaurant in Pune, building a plant based menu that held its own against the restaurant's regular offering.

Writing

September 2026

Chef Rajpal Singh Ranghar: Twenty Two Years in Kitchens, and Where It Started

His own account of the two kitchens that shaped him, his grandmother's in Uttar Pradesh and a pasta station in Delhi, and everything that followed. Read on Medium

September 2026

The Week I Cooked Indian Food for People Who Had Never Eaten It

On the Indian Culinary Festival in Tel Aviv, and what cooking Indian food for a first time audience taught him about heat, explanation and standards. Read on LinkedIn

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