Chef Damu

Damodharan K., professionally known as Chef Damu,[1] is an Indian celebrity chef. He has hosted numerous cooking shows and reality cooking competitions on various Tamil language television channels, most notably as a judge on Cooku with Comali on Star Vijay. In 2010, he received a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by a single individual.[2] He also became the first Indian chef to receive Ph.D in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, which was awarded by the University of Madras in 2004.[3] Furthermore, he has made a few appearances in Tamil films.

Chef Damu
Born
Damodharan K.
Other namesDamu
OccupationChef

Career

In December 2010, Damodharan cooked 617 dishes consisting of 190 kilograms of food in a day. He began cooking at 8 o'clock in the morning on 21 December and cooked for a period of 24 hours, 30 minutes, and 12 seconds.[4][5] Damodharan was also a judge at The Hindu's Our State Our Taste competition for 15 cities in Tamil Nadu.[6]

Onscreen appearances

Films

Web series

TV Series

References
  1. "Chef Damu selects best three winners". The Hindu. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "World's longest dosa at over 48 ft sets Guinness record". NDTV. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. Umachandran, Shalini (11 July 2009). "Chef Damu's Recipe For Success" (PDF). The Times of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via cookatease.com.
  4. Vijayakumar, Chithira (22 December 2010). "Damu's day-long dhamaka!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "A Guide to the Cuisine of Tamil Nadu with Chef Damu ⋆ Greaves India". Greaves India. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. Kannadasan, Akila (31 August 2019). "How chef Damu went around Tamil Nadu in 60 days". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. "Chef Dhamu to make his Kollywood debut?". The Times of India. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. Shrikumar, A. (27 January 2016). "Cook, eat and act". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. "Chef Dhamu on Adhu ldhuYedhu". The Times of India. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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