{"id":22577,"date":"2020-01-24T10:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/?p=22577"},"modified":"2023-08-24T17:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:48:48","slug":"chef-koushik-shankar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/foodpreneurs\/chef-koushik-shankar.html","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With Chef Koushik Shankar: A Trailblazer In The Culinary World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exuberant Chennai-born Chef Koushik Shankar aka \u2018The Mad Chef\u2019, commenced his gastronomic journey at a young age of five. He did his studies from the Institute Of Hotel Management, Bangalore. Also known as \u2018The Mad Chef\u2019, he was given this name, because he is absolutely \u2018mad\u2019 about food and he belongs from Madras, now known as Chennai. He has worked in some of the most famous kitchens in the world under the tutelage of the greatest stalwarts in the restaurant business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His culinary journey has been thrilling, almost dream-like. <\/span>Known for his inventive take and evangelizing modern fusion cuisine, he experiments with diverse ingredients and flavors to bring out his signature dishes. His company, Eatitude, is a complete Food and Beverage solutions provider.\u00a0 It is a consultancy that offers a comprehensive end to end restaurant management services for entrepreneurs with different budgets and aspirations, looking for expert guidance while entering the restaurant industry!<\/span><\/p>\n

In Conversation With Chef Koushik Shankar of Eatitude Gourmet Technologists<\/b><\/h2>\n

In an exclusive conversation with The Restaurant Times<\/a>, Chef Koushik Shankar talks of his journey in the industry, the story behind his consultancy agency, causes of a restaurant failure, and a lot more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Role Of A Consultancy Agency While Entering The Restaurant Industry\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Chef Koushik says that as per the statistics, 9 out of 10 restaurants shut down in the first year of its operation. Entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds are taking the plunge into the restaurant industry and facing a variety of challenges. <\/a><\/span>To avoid these challenges and make sure that your restaurant business runs into as few problems as possible when beginning its operations, one may need the services of a restaurant consultant.<\/a> A Restaurant Consultant gives perspective regarding the business plan for setting up a restaurant in a particular area and helps one to launch and operate the restaurant business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do not know what you are doing in the restaurant industry, you will be stuck,\u201d says Chef Koushik.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

At Eatitude, they take care of the 6M\u2019s of the restaurant industry- which includes Menu, Manpower, Material, Machinery, Marketing, and Management. These are the six main areas to run a restaurant. Eatitude helps in careful Menu Planning curation, Recipe Development, Culinology, Recruitment, and Training of manpower, Sourcing of tools and utensils, Kitchen Planning, Branding and Promotion of the restaurant and Market Research!<\/span><\/p>\n

4 Major Causes For Restaurant Failure<\/b><\/h3>\n