Sanjay Thumma

Sanjay Thumma
Born (1970-04-26) 26 April 1970
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Education Diploma in Hotel Management, IHM, Hyderabad
Website http://www.vahrehvah.com

Sanjay Thumma (born 26 April 1970) popularly known as Vah-Chef is an Indian chef and founder of the cooking website, vahrehvah.com.[1] He is especially popular among the Indian expatriate communities in mainland Europe, Australia and North America. He became known for his online recipe channel on YouTube, which he started in 2007, with over 100 million hits.[2]

Early life

Thumma was born in Hyderabad. His interest in the kitchen began when he was just 7 years old. His mother would engage him in the kitchen so that he wouldn’t annoy his siblings. His first dishes were dosa and scrambled eggs. His desire to cook increased when his mother was bedridden with a temporary illness and he had to cook for himself.[3] He eventually went on to get his diploma in Hotel Management from IHM Hyderabad. He is married to Ragini, who is also a chef, with whom he has a son.

Career

Thumma opened his first restaurant Sizzle India in Chicago in 1998. Over the next seven years, he had opened three more. He eventually sold his restaurants as he felt as a chef, he hardly got a chance to cook.[4]

In September 2007, he set up a studio in Chicago and started recording his first 150 recipes, which he posted on YouTube on his channel VahChef, soon becoming a sensation,[5] and each video reaching over a million views. His channel went on to become viral and gain a large following among Indian communities all over the world. His channel also has crossed 200 million views with 369,000 subscribers and more than 1,500 videos. He adds 10 to 12 new videos each month and each racks up thousands of views within hours. He moved back to India in 2008 with his family and launched his own website vahrehvah.com. Currently his youtube channel has subscribers more than 1,340,000.[2][6]

References

  1. ↑ Cooking it up virtually - The Hindu
  2. 1 2 It’s cooking on YouTube The Hindu, Apr 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ Vidya, Bisket. "9 Things You Should Know About Vah Chef, Sanjay Thumma!". Chai Bisket. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  4. ↑ Kokra, Sonali. "The Chef Who Gets Drunk Before Cooking". OZY. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. ↑ Muthalaly, Shonali (21 May 2014). "Hot on accessories". thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Super-chef Samayal
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