New Delhi: Chef M.U. Kasture, the first resident chef for the President of India and also known to have served many international delegates was honored with ‘The Golden Hat’ at the recently held 16th Annual Chef Awards to commemorate the International Chefs Day by Indian Culinary Forum (ICF). Hailing from Pune, Chef Kasture joined The Ashok Group of Hotels in the year 1984 and is currently designated as the Executive Chef, The Ashok.

He boasts of a career spanning over three decades with several culinary and professional accomplishments. Talking about the addition of yet another feather to his cap, Kasture said, “It feels great to be recognized and honored for all the hard work and dedication I put forth in all these years. Indian Culinary Forum is one of the most prestigious platforms for our fraternity and I am delighted to have win ‘The Golden Hat’.