Nisha Katona

Nisha Katona
Nisha Katona
Born 1971
Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
Spouse(s) Zoltan Katona
Children 2
Culinary career
Cooking style Indian

Nisha Katona (born 1971) is a British chef. She is the founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants, a food writer, and a television presenter.

Career

Katona worked full time as a child protection barrister for 20 years on the Northern Circuit.[1] In 2008 the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed her trustee of National Museums Liverpool and in 2009 she was appointed by the Cabinet Office, Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments.[2] She then switched to teaching about Indian cuisine.[3]

Katona is the author of three cookbooks: Pimp My Rice, The Spice Tree, and The Mowgli Street Food: Authentic Indian Street Food. She founded Mowgli Street Food restaurants in the UK.[4] She regularly appears on television and radio including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Food Network, and Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet.

Early life

Katona grew up in Ormskirk. She studied at Scarisbrick Hall School and via Liverpool qualified in 2005 as a Barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law. [5] and is a member of Lincoln's Inn.

She worked full time as a Barrister[6] in Liverpool's Chavasse Court Chambers. In 2008 the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed Nisha as a trustee of National Museums Liverpool where she sat on full board, along with Audit and Marketing. In 2009 the Cabinet Office appointed her Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments. She is Founder and CEO of Mowgli Restaurants, which has branches mainly in the North of England and the Midlands. She is a director of the Mowgli Trust, the charitable side of the restaurant that donates over £100,000 to local charities every year.[7][8]

Television

Nisha films regularly for the BBC, for Channel 4, for ITV (TV network), ITVBe and The Food Network. Appearances have been on Lorraine, Sunday Brunch,[4] Secret Chef, My Kitchen Rules, and My Spice Kitchen.

Awards

  • Retailers’ Retailer Winner 2018 - Emerging Concept.[9]
  • Wireless Social’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, 2018.[10]
  • Business of the Year, City of Liverpool Business Awards - 2018.
  • Best Medium Sized Business, North West Business Masters Awards - 2018.
  • Maserati Top 100, People's choice [11]

Restaurants owned by Nisha

UK locations

Restaurant Location Date opened Date opening
Mowgli, Bold Street Bold Street, Liverpool, England October 2014[12] --
Mowgli, Corn Exchange Manchester, England October 2015[13] --
Mowgli, Water Street Liverpool, England December 2016[14] --
Mowgli, Grand Central Grand Central, Birmingham, England October 2017[15] --
Mowgli, Westgate Oxford, England March 2018[16] --
Mowgli, Carlton Street Hockley, Nottingham, England July 2018[17] --
Mowgli, University Green Oxford Road, Manchester, England -- Autumn 2018[18]
Mowgli, Church Street Cardiff, Wales -- Spring 2019[19]

References

  1. ↑ "The people who changed careers and never looked back". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nisha Katona and Sir Robert Crawford CBE reappointed as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool". HM Government. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nisha Katona: a great judge of flavour". Telegraph_Media_Group. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Nisha Katona". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "From a barrister to spice girl: Nisha Katona swapped the courtroom for the kitchen when she hit upon a simple formula for curries". Mail_Online. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "How I Made It: Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli". News UK. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Leading restaurant cooks up a massive donation to The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity". The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Celebrating our Partnership with Mowgli Street Food". Maggies. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 Winners". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Ross, Julian (7 September 2018). "Wireless Social's Woman Entrepreneur of the Year". wireless social. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Lynch, Andrew (29 April 2018). "Maserati Top 100: People's choice". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Carr, Pete (October 2014). "Lick This: curry evangelists Mowgli open their doors on Bold St". sevenstreets. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Heward, Emily (15 October 2015). "Mowgli opens at Manchester's Corn Exchange". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  14. ↑ McLoughlin, Jamie (14 December 2016). "First look inside new Mowgli restaurant on Water Street". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Chamberlain, Zoe (28 September 2017). "New Indian street food restaurant Mowgli reveals opening date at Grand Central". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Mowgli Street Food". Westgate Oxford. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Pinchess, Lynette (20 July 2018). "Sneak peek inside Nottingham's new Indian street food restaurant Mowgli - with swings for seats". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Thomas, Deanna (2 February 2018). "Nisha Katona's popular Indian street food restaurant is heading to University Green on Oxford Road". Confidentials Manchester. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  19. ↑ Squires, Carly (21 March 2018). "Mowgli Indian street food restaurant is opening its first branch in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 21 March 2018.


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