“In our society, cooking has always been considered a woman’s job”

Chef Suresh Chandra Basnet talks about his culinary journey, the gender imbalance in his profession, and why he decided to author a book.

Known widely in Nepal’s culinary circle as Nepali Food Guru, Suresh Chandra Basnet has spent more than three decades working as a culinary professional. Basnet, who grew up in Tanahun district’s Damauli, developed a passion for cooking by watching his mother cook. But the person who inspired him to take up the culinary profession was his maternal uncle.