Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Chef Manish Mehrotra Launches MMCA Culinary Platform
Chef Manish Mehrotra, who made Indian Accent a famous restaurant, is starting something new called MMCA.
It's not just a restaurant; it's like a big project to change how people experience Indian food.
MMCA will have restaurants, catering, and programs to teach young chefs.
The first restaurant will open in New Delhi in 2025, and the catering service will begin in 2026.
The goal is to share Indian food stories and traditions, and help new chefs learn.
It's like creating a whole world of Indian food, connecting food, chefs, and culture together.
Chef Manish Mehrotra launches MMCA, a culinary platform, after leaving Indian Accent.
MMCA will offer immersive dining, catering, mentorship, and food storytelling.
The first MMCA restaurant is set to open in New Delhi in late 2025.
A catering arm is planned to launch by early 2026.
MMCA emphasizes mentorship and preserving Indian culinary traditions.
- Who
- Chef Manish Mehrotra, Amit Khanna, and Binny Bansal
- What
- Launched MMCA, a culinary platform.
- When
- Platform launched in 2024 after his departure from Indian Accent
- Where
- New Delhi, with plans for a wider reach.
- Why
- To reinvent Indian cuisine through immersive dining, mentorship, and food storytelling.
- Name
- Manish Mehrotra Culinary Arts (MMCA)
- Founder
- Chef Manish Mehrotra
- Co-founders
- Amit Khanna, Binny Bansal
- Focus
- Reinventing Indian cuisine via multiple formats
- First Restaurant Location
- New Delhi
- Restaurant Opening
- Late 2025
- Catering Launch
- Early 2026