Updated On: 01 January, 2020 10:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Suman Mahfuz Quazi
With all the accolades coming in (being ranked number 16 in Asia and number 95 in the world), I felt I had to make something meaningful out of this achievement rather than focus on the restaurant and myself

Garima Arora, chef
Only three months after we got our first Michelin star, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants reached out to say that I had been voted Asia's Best Female Chef and that my restaurant, Gaa was also part of the list.
This was a first for an Indian woman. It was around the same time that the idea for our non-profit initiative, Food Forward India, came about. With all the accolades coming in (being ranked number 16 in Asia and number 95 in the world), I felt I had to make something meaningful out of this achievement rather than focus on the restaurant and myself. It was crucial to route the conversation back to something that I felt passionate about — Indian food.