About Chef Nepal
Culinary media and gastro-community platform, built to promote Nepali gastronomy through competitive cooking shows, GastroPod, chef stories, recipes, classes, events and digital food content."
Chef Nepal is Nepal’s culinary media and gastro-community platform dedicated to promoting Nepali gastronomy, chefs, recipes, food stories and culinary innovation. Starting as the country’s first competitive cooking reality TV show, Chef Nepal has grown into a wider movement that connects chefs, home cooks, food lovers, restaurants, educators and culinary brands.
Through reality TV shows, GastroPod, cooking videos, chef stories, food news, recipes, classes and events, Chef Nepal celebrates Nepal’s diverse ingredients, regional cuisines, ancestral food wisdom and modern culinary possibilities.
Dharma Raj Pandey
(Founder & Creative Visionary of Chef Nepal)
Dharma Raj Pandey, Founder and Creative Visionary of Chef Nepal, is the driving force behind Nepal’s first competitive cooking reality TV show and a broader platform dedicated to Nepali gastronomy. His vision began from a simple but powerful realization: Nepali cuisine deserved a stronger identity, deeper storytelling and a global stage.
Through Chef Nepal, he aims to celebrate Nepal’s regional ingredients, ancestral food wisdom, culinary talent and modern innovation while building a community that connects chefs, food lovers, restaurants and culinary brands.
Mentors and Advisors
(Inspiring growth through guidance from pioneers)
Cabinet Shrestha
Visionary Entrepreneur &
Master of Taste
Ms. Rohini Rana
Nepalese Gastronomy Advisor
Culinary Historian & Author of "The Rana's Cookbook" & "The Nepali Cookbook"
Bikram Vaidhya
Culinary Historian, Gastronomy Educator & Award-Winning Cookbook Author of "Mystic Kitchen of Nepal"
Alnoor Kassam
Mentor & Strategic Advisor
Founder of Utpala Cafe
Board of Culinary Director
Culinary leaders upholding Chef Nepal’s integrity, innovation, and excellence
Chef Ratna B. Thapa
Expert on Culinary Leadership
and Mentorship
Chef Shyam Lama
Expert on Culinary Voice and
Industry Mentorship
Ms. Tasneem Shahani
Expert on Homegrown Culinary &
Community Engagement
Chef Joel K. Miner
International Culinary Ambassador
BOCD's Associate Members
Associated with Board of Culinary Directors
Chef Pasang Lhamu
Ethnic Sherpa Cuisine
Chef Giriraj Bhatta
Coming Soon
Chef Manaraj Sintan
Coming Soon
Chef Umesh Bhuwai
Kathmandu, Nepal
Chef Ramesh Shrestha
Coming Soon
Co-founders
Angel investor during pre-seed funding stage of Chef Nepal
Ms. Anu Dhakal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr. Basudev Kunwar
Osaka, Japan
Ms. Sneha Shah
Kathmandu, Nepal
Angel Investors
Supporting Chef Nepal on current growth stage
Chef Dambar Adhikari
Kuwait
Chef Arjun Ranabhat
USA
