THE UPPERCRUST TEAM

Conceptualised and Founded by
BEHRAM CONTRACTOR

Editor & Publisher
FARZANA CONTRACTOR

Wine Consultant
ASIT CHANDMAL

Art & Production Consultant
ARUN SAWANT

Advertising & Business Strategist
ROZINA GAZIYANI

Advisory Board:

FARROKH KHAMBATTA
This culinary genius has given new meaning to Oriental food in Bombay and is among India’s top and most successful restaurateur-chefs. Now he is also into catering in a major way.

HARSH GOENKA
Successful industrialist, art collector, cricket enthusiast, passionate and knowledgeable foodie with a personal library on restaurants and food-related travel

Sanjeev Kapoor
India’s first crossover chef, from five-star kitchen to TV studio kitchens, has written several books, opened many restaurants, endorsed many products.

Dinesh Khanna
Of the Holiday Inn fame, is among India’s first generation hoteliers, has gutsy business acumen and is now credited with giving Bombay its newest private club, The Club.

Sabira Merchant
Bombay's original Society lady and gracious hostess, with beauty and brains, style and class, has groomed all our Miss Universes and Miss Worlds, is also active in theatre.

SUHEL SETH
Bon vivant, enfant terrible, Suhel Seth is a highly networked brand consultant and advertising professional. He lives life to the hilt and makes those around him do the same.

A.D. SINGH
Bombay’s most successful restaurateur, this man is credited with several ‘firsts’ in India: like the creation of the first party company, desserts restaurant, jazz night club, pub, tapas bar, bowling company, floating bar, and Mediterranean restaurant.

MADHU NAIR
If the Leela Group of Hotels is what it is today, so much is thanks to Madhu Nair’s keen eye. Involved in the growth and development of her family- owned enterprise, Madhu makes sure the detail, design and excellence of the Leela is how it should be: world class.

VIR SANGHVI
India's brightest all-round journalist, Vir Sanghvi, writes, edits, reports, anchors television shows, and in between all this, dons the cloak of a food critic. A gourmet, he takes food as seriously as he does politics.

Hemant Oberoi
One of India’s greatest chefs, the pride of Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay, has pioneered fusion cooking, and is used to feeding Presidents and Kings, international film stars and sportsmen.

Contributors:

BACHI KARKARIA
Veteran Mumbai journalist and hardcore newspaper woman. Has a nose for news... and for food. Can write on both with equal authority, but becomes passionate when writing on travel.

MONIKA TRIVEDI
Monika Trivedi's passion for stringing words together was honed at the London School of Journalism. Love of good food and wine takes this bohemian far and wide into the world.

RAUL DIAS
With a wide repertoire of food, travel and lifestyle articles under his belt, Raul Dias' passion for the written word is unequivocal. But till today, he still finds it hard to make up his mind which of the three he loves best — eating, travelling or writing!

SONAKSHI AGARWAL
A graduate of economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Sonakshi Agarwal is a passionate foodie. Her love for all things culinary is the chief motivator behind her travelling far and wide in search of exquisite food!

RUBINA A KHAN
Celebrity sparkle settles easy on writer Rubina A Khan, be it reporting Bollywood dramas or her adventures travelling the world over, she unleashes it all with a creative passion.

JAVED GAYA
Javed, a passionate foodie, is an international lawyer and a committed food writer. A true gastrognome, he excels at both these crafts.

FAHAD SAMAR
Fahad Samar is a filmmaker, writer and bon vivant. He is currently working on a new movie, set in his favourite place for feasting and filming – Goa.

MARRYAM H RESHII
Marryam H Reshii is a Delhi-based restaurant critic and a food writer. She contributes to several publications. She claims that she is paid to live to eat, a situation that suits her very well indeed!

MANGAL DALAL
Mangal Dalal is a top class glutton and a decent - in his own words, writer. He takes breaks from consumption to digest, reflect and at times, articulate.

SUBIR BHOWMICK
Adjudged "One of the World's Best Hoteliers – 1989" by the U.S. Travel Industry's Monthly Travel Digest, Bhowmick was the COO and Sr Vice President, Taj Group of Hotels. He is now with Taj GVK.

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