ABOUT
The Story So Far
Urban Rajah’s story started in the slums of Chennai, India, where a life can be transformed in one meal.
In 2011 to fund doctors, nurses and teachers we ran Cash n Carry Supper Clubs with home-made recipes. Word spread and so do the supper clubs. We still run them.
The recipes came with stories forged in the lives of the Urban Rajah’s family, his father and his uncles. A story of food migration from the Indian sub-continent across 3 continents. The recipes became his first cookbook, Urban Rajah’s Curry Memoirs published by Headline.
Next came pop-up restaurants, The Great Indian Food Feast a tasting menu spinning diners across the Indian sub-continent in one night. The feasts have popped up in Hoxton, Mayfair, Bermondsey, and across Great Britain.
Food Festivals followed and we ran our Indian Street Kitchen serving hunger busting grilled Indian roti wraps filled with tender marinated lamb, chicken or paneer cuddling up to super fresh salads and homemade chutneys…we call them Burotis. They flew of the grill.
Urban Rajah’s Spice Academy Cooking Classes run in Covent Garden at the School of Wok, he’s often asked to inspire development chefs with trends in spices and cross over recipe innovation.
Urban Rajah has caught the attention of leading media outlets along the way with appearances And coverage on BBC’s One Show, Channel 4 Sunday Brunch, The Guardian, The Independent, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, Heat, Now Magazine, Waitrose Kitchen, Nat Geo Traveller, Times of India and Hello Magazine to name a few.
Our next adventure is our partnership with multi-category food manufacturer Samworth Brothers. The first line of retail products for Urban Rajah will be launched in Autumn 2021 and open the doors to the UK’s top food retailers. Watch this space!
What Can Urban Rajah
Do For You?
AS AN ADVOCATE FOR FOOD FOR GOOD AND SOCIAL ACTION
Ivor is available for interview. Why not listen to what he has to say about his supper clubs and the mission to support those fighting modern slavery.
AS A CHEF
Ivor is the author of Curry Memoirs and has appeared as a chef on C4, BBC1, BBC London, amongst many other places.
AS A ‘SPICEOLOGIST’
And as an Asian food trends commentator. Hear him share about Indian food 'reverse colonisation', spiceology, and #FoodForGood.
AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
Ivor has many years of business acumen behind him in the world of food and product development. His new product, the Buroti, has just hit the shops.
AS A STORYTELLER AND PRESENTER
Ivor’s warm, engaging style and his signature curly moustache are a winning combination.
