Chef Sanjay Dwivedi

Coya comes to town
We'd first heard about London-based Chef Sanjay Dwivedi almost a decade ago through a cousin of his, who described her mad dashes, riding pillion with him on his scooter through London's maze of eateries and markets, as 'totally crazy — like him'. At that time the Delhi-born Dwivedi was already earning quite a reputation for himself as chef of Zaika, the first Indian restaurant to win a Michelin star. But today, as partner and chef of the Peruvian eatery Coya, part of Arjun Waney's empire of international restaurants (regular clients include Will.I.Am, Cheryl Cole, Jourdan Dunn, Gerard Butler, and The Jonas Brothers), Dwivedi is a certified success, and one of the few celebrity chefs in the world. No surprises then that his pop-up at a five-star later this week is a much awaited event on the city's calendar.