Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness- A passionate food lover

1. Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness ~ A journey from a hobby to the profession!

2. Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness- A passionate food lover • About Mahesh Matta: • Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness Food Lover Cafe (established in 2018) has conducted a competition Food Mood Challenge in their cafe so that people could taste their food. • Mahesh Matta is the head chef of a popular Mumbai-based restaurant ‘DesiSwaad’ and the founder of the acclaimed charitable food organization called ‘Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness’. • In 2015, he was invited to be a guest judge on one of the most popular Indian food reality show ‘Turban Tadka’ where contestants had to cook his version of dishes. • He strongly believes that food has the power to stimulate all senses and the memories should live on and pass on to the next generation.

3. Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness Food Lover Cafe • From Hobby to Profession: • Growing up in the streets of Punjab, Mahesh Matta never thought he would become a head chef one day, let alone be the guest judge on various shows or travel across the globe in search of spices, learning from international food experts and chefs about various cuisines and developing cooking techniques. • As a young boy, the kitchen space was limited to his grandmother who would create her own magic and prepare delicious food in a matter of minutes the moment Mahesh Matta said he was hungry. • Mahesh Matta and his grandfather used to spend time inside the kitchen of Gurudwara for hours where the langar was being cooked. Mahesh Matta started exploring the cuisines of Punjab and was mesmerized to see the passion with which people used to treat food. In the streets of Punjab, he tasted many authentic kebabs, varieties of chicken gravy and tandoori dishes. He realized that people in Punjab take food seriously and you must eat it the way it’s cooked. This is when he decided to become a cook professionally.

4. Mahesh Matta: Charity begins in my kitchen • While Mahesh Matta followed his passion for cooking and became a head chef at the age of 29, he is also a founder of ‘Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness’. • Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness is a charitable food organization, which creates development initiatives in rural areas of India, encouraging leadership in food production and feeding those in need. From 2018-2021, Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness has served over 123 million meals as of May 2021.  • This organization ensures reliable meals for poor and homeless people around all over India where food can act as an incentive to growth and development. Mahesh Matta Sanda Wellness has also held a campaign in the year 2020, which works to provide food for the poor and the needy people in the difficult situation of lockdown.  • They have collected surplus food donations from big restaurants or cook fresh food for distribution to feed the hungry population around India.

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