The day an American walked up to me and told me that the best burger he's ever had in his life was one at an Indian restaurant. This was the Galouti Burger at Farzi Cafe, Gurgaon
Books on your bedside
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli and The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Massage or workout
Intense workout every single day for one hour with my personal trainer, Sandeep, and sometimes, to really put things into perspective, a game of competitive golf.
Favourite accessory
Royal Oak Offshore by Audemars Piguet
Designs that have caught your eye recently
BMW i8 for its futuristic concept car design and real world usability
Your IT tools
Retina iMac; Dual GTX Titan X graphics processing unit; iPhone 6+; Apple iWatch; iPad Air
Favourite spirit
Royal Lochnagar 1969, 14 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice
Favourite wine
Château Petrus
Favourite champagne
Krug Clos du Mesnil 2000
Your sleeping ritual
AC at 18 degrees, complete quiet, block all light... Basically I like to sleep in a 'Bat Cave'.
Favourite TV show
M.A.S.H. and House of Cards
Best gift received
My two children, Fateh and Aaliya
Best gift given
When I gifted my parents a truly epic and luxurious vacation to the Kerala backwaters
What food items do you like to shop for?
Rare wines, exotic cuts of meat and a large smörgåsbord of cheeses
Newspaper, TV channels and websites you prefer:
I read a lot of Indian newspapers and magazines and trust them immensely. Some international ones include CNN.com, Huffington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
You get your work clothes from? And shoes?
Ralph Lauren, Massimo Dutti. (Shoes from) Berluti
Your shaving mantra
First, full shower and deep pore cleansing. Then a layer of Truefitt & Hill pre-shave oil to give a smoother surface for the shave, followed by a Truefitt & Hill sandalwood shaving cream, applied with a badger hair shaving brush and shaved with an Art of Shaving straight razor. A splash of freezing cold water thereafter to close the pores, followed by a Chanel after-shave balm.
What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Weekday breakfast is fried eggs, sunny side up, and bacon. Occasionally, there can be a ham and cheese omelette made a little runny and with no wrinkles on top. Weekend, on Sunday I avoid breakfast and go straight for a big brunch.
Your current set of wheels
Porsche 911 (my daily drive) Carrera S with an aero kit and the latest Mercedes S Class S350
In the car is it sleep or cell for you?
Cell, as I drive most of the time. but use handsfree legally.
Your ideal holiday
With my kids and wife at a beach resort with crystal blue water and lots of adventure activities
Your ideal dance music
Would only be YouDisco and Deep Technical House
Alpha males you know
My grandfather, my father and my son - all generations have been covered.
God for you is…
The most important entity in my life
Your motto
Figure out something that you would do for free, and then figure out a way to make money from it.
Founder and MD, Massive Restaurants
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