Farrokh Khambata

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Farrokh Khambata
Chef Farrokh Khambata
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education	Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHMCTAN), Mumbai
Spouse	Dilshad Khambata
Culinary career
Cooking style	Indian Cuisine Oriental Cuisine Lebanese Cuisine Japanese Cuisine
Current restaurant(s) Catering & Allied - (2002 - 2020) Amadeus - NCPA (July 2011 - 2020) Cafe at the NCPA - NCPA (Jan 2012 - 2020) Umame - Cambata Bldg Churchgate (Sept 2012 - 2020) Joss - Santacruz (Aug 2014 - 2020) Izaya - NCPA (Nov 2018 - 2020)
Previous restaurant(s) Rampart Row Banquets Joss - KalaGhoda (2004-2011) Jaan at the Penthouse - Sofitel, Dubai (Nov 2016 - 2017)
Award(s) won Times Food Award Mumbai - (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Website	josshospitality.com

Farrokh Khambata is an Indian entrepreneur, restaurateur, chef and caterer. He is the founder and CEO of "Catering & Allied", the company which owns and operates five restaurants in Mumbai. He also runs a catering business which specializes in celebrity catering.^[1]

Farrokh Khambata was born and raised in a Parsi family in Mumbai. His parents were accountants in the financial sector. He was educated at St. Mary's School, ICSE, Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}

Khambata finished school at the age of 16 and pursued a career in science at K.C. College. After graduating from junior college he took up architecture, but soon dropped out and joined the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai to formalize his love for cooking.^[2][3]

In September 2012, Farrokh opened a Far Eastern cuisine restaurant, Umame.^[4]

In July 2014, Farrokh launched his restaurant JOSS in Santacruz, Mumbai ^[5]

In 2016, Farrokh launched Jaan^[6] at the Penthouse at Sofitel, Dubai, which has since downed it's shutter.

In November 2018, he launched a Thai Robata fine dining restaurant named IZAYA,^[7] at the NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai. This same complex housed his other ventures - a lounge named Amadeus^[8] and a café aptly named Cafe At the NCPA.^[9]

As of December 2020, Joss, Izaya, Amadeus and Café at the NCPA have downed their shutters owing to the extensive lockdown in Mumbai City during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Mishra, Manish (3 August 2014). "Farrokh Khambata speaks about food, cooking, his new restaurant and life". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

• Bruyn, Pippa de; Bain, Dr. Keith; Allardice, David; Joshi, Shonar (2010). Frommer's India. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-470-55610-8. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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