A trained hospitality professional from the Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad, Akanksha Dean is the first Indian chef to train with Massimo Bottura at Modena, Italy; the top chef’s three Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana is still considered the best restaurant in the world.Food, she believes comes full circle, thanks to her family’s deep culinary traditions with her mother being a food and travel writer and father being a chef. It is in her genes. Her curiosity in culinary arts was ignited at a young age through the Sunday meals she prepared with her Chef father. Having had the opportunity to do some globetrotting owing to travelling for cuisine and culture being common ground for the family, she has built quite a refined palate of my own. Travelling for local food and culture has taught her to develop a completely original perspective on everything, by rewarding innovation and fresh thinking. She's the curator of 'Shefs At The Leela', 'Origin Shake up' & 'Savya Rasa Travels'