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Chef Venkatesh Bhat Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 4, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth15 September 1980

Age41 (as of 2021)

BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ProfessionChef, Entrepreneur

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseShobitha Venkatesh

FamilyDaughter - Radha Neelanjana Bhat; Mother - Radha Bhat (deceased)

Chef Venkatesh Bhat Biography

Chef Venkatesh Bhat is an Indian chef and hotelier from Chennai known for his work in hotel kitchens, restaurant entrepreneurship and food media. Trained,́

Early life and background

Venkatesh Bhat was born on 15 September 1980 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He grew up in a middle-class family in the city and attended Sir M Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He later pursued further studies at Asan Memorial in Chennai and completed courses that included catering, graduation and a postgraduate program in general management. His education path also lists time at Cornell University in New York and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Bhat is a vegetarian by choice. He is reported to speak five languages: Tamil, Kannada, English, Tulu and Hindi. Physical details noted in public records include a height of about 170 cm (5'7") and dark brown hair and eyes.

Career

Venkatesh Bhat began his professional career in hotel kitchens. After completing his post-graduation he worked at Hotel Chola Sheraton (now My Fortune) in Chennai for around two years. He then joined Taj Coromandel, Chennai, as a management trainee in hotel operations and kitchen management and advanced to the role of sous chef in 1998.

In 2001 Bhat moved to The Leela Palace in Bengaluru, where he served as executive sous chef and later left as a corporate chef in 2006. He launched his own hospitality venture, Billionsmiles Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., in 2007 and opened restaurants including South Indies, Up South and Bon South in Bangalore.

Bhat has held leadership roles in the hotel industry: in 2012 he joined The Accord Metropolitan Hotel and has been identified as CEO of the hotel. He is also noted as CEO of The Accord Puducherry and of Highland Hotel in Ooty. In addition to his hotel responsibilities, he has been associated with Royal Indianaa Restaurant in Chennai as a chef.

Media and public cooking projects

Bhat has appeared on regional cooking television. He was featured as a chef on the Tamil cooking show Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat in 2014 and later appeared on Cook with Comali in 2019 and Cooku with Kirikku in 2021. He launched a YouTube channel called Venkatesh Bhat’s Idhayam Thotta Samaya in May 2020 to share cooking videos; as of 2021 his channel had around 2.6 million subscribers.

He describes his professional identity as both hotelier and chef, noting a dual role of CEO by day and chef by evening. Bhat has credited Chef Nat as his guru.

Public profile

Bhat lives in Chennai, with an address publicly listed on GN Chetty Road in the T Nagar neighborhood. He is married to Shobitha Venkatesh and the couple have a daughter named Radha Neelanjana Bhat. His mother, Radha Bhat, is noted to have died in a train accident in 2001; his father's name is not publicly listed in the available details.

Outside of work he enjoys travel and watching films. Choices he has mentioned include an appreciation for Chinese cuisine, a preference for the Maldives as a holiday destination, and an interest in football.

Recognition and other notes

Bhat received a Blacksheep Digital Award in 2021 identifying him among the Top 10 YouTubers of 2020. Although he maintains a vegetarian food habit personally, he is acknowledged for his ability to prepare non-vegetarian dishes as well.

Latest updates

As of 2021, Bhat continued to be active across hospitality operations and media: serving as CEO of properties in the Accord group, appearing on television cooking shows, and maintaining a highly subscribed YouTube channel where he posts cooking content.

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Recent Work

Venkatesh Bhat’s Idhayam Thotta Samaya (YouTube channel)

Cooking videos and recipes; channel launched May 2020 with around 2.6 million subscribers as of 2021.

2020
Appearances on Cooku with Kirikku

Television appearance on the Tamil cooking show in 2021.

2021
Appearances on Cook with Comali

Television appearance on the Tamil cooking show in 2019.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Worked at Hotel Chola Sheraton (My Fortune), Taj Coromandel and The Leela Palace in progressive kitchen and management roles
  2. Founded Billionsmiles Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. and opened multiple South Indian restaurants in Bangalore
  3. Served as CEO of The Accord Metropolitan and other Accord properties
  4. Hosted a popular YouTube cooking channel with millions of subscribers and appeared on Tamil cooking TV shows
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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