Kunal GautamChef Kunal Gautam joins in as the new Chef de Cuisine at Courtyard Marriott, Ahmedabad Chef Kunal Gautam has joined Courtyard Marriott, Ahmedabad, as the new Chef de Cuisine. He has gained diverse in-hand experience from some of the finest hotels in various cities, this being his second stint in Ahmedabad. As a farm to fork expert,he rejoices the blend of spices from around the world and has an uncompromising adherence to systematic operations. In all, Chef Gautam has managed to build for himself a reputation that exceeds cultural boundaries. Following a signature start at the prestigious Intercontinental, New Delhi in July 2008, he quickly moved on to earn further fame by joining The Lalit Ashok in Bangalore in January 2009, The Lalit, Mumbai in July 2009 and The Lalit Grand Palace in Srinagar in 2010. Courtyard Marriott, Ahmedabad, is extremely excited to have Chef KunalGautam on board. He is a certified food handler and has been accorded the status of a person-in-charge as per the rules of Dubai Municipality Regulations. He is a strictly result-oriented professional. Chef Kunal was also the Junior Sous Chef at South Indias first ISO 22000 certified hotel, handling BALUCHI restaurant, reckoned for dishing out delectable North-west Frontier cuisine and went on to handle the coffee shop, the room service and ala carte kitchen specializing in Indian and south Indian fare. Detailed menu planning and monitoring food production apart, Chef Gautam takes a keen interest in going the extra mile to ensure guest satisfaction. He will utilize his decade-long experience in kitchens across the world to devise strategies to maintain the cost efficiency of the hospitality property. Chef Gautam specializes in an optimum use of raw materials and is known to be a judicious user of fuel while laying down an elaborate menu.