Nisha Katona

Nisha Katona
MBE
Nisha Katona
Born (1971-10-23) 23 October 1971 (age 53)
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)CEO, restaurateur, barrister, author
SpouseZoltan Katona
Children2
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian
6th Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Vice-ChancellorMark Power
Preceded byBrian Leveson
Websitewww.mowglistreetfood.com

Nisha Katona, MBE (born 23 October 1971) is a British restaurateur and TV personality. The daughter of two doctors,[1] she is the founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and the Mowgli Trust charity, a food writer and television presenter. She was a child protection barrister for 20 years.

Career

Katona worked full-time as a child protection barrister for 20 years on the Northern Circuit.[2] In 2008, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed her a trustee of National Museums Liverpool and in 2009 she was appointed Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments by the Cabinet Office.[3] She then switched to teaching about Indian cuisine.[4] She founded Mowgli Street Food restaurants in the UK, and also founded and chairs the Mowgli Trust, which donates over £500,000 to local and world charities every year.[5]

Katona is the author of six cookbooks: Pimp My Rice, The Spice Tree, The Mowgli Street Food: Authentic Indian Street Food, The 30-Minute Mowgli, Meat Free Mowgli and Bold. She regularly appears on television and radio, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Food Network and Radio 4's programme The Kitchen Cabinet.

On 1 January 2022, Katona was appointed chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. She is the first alumna of the university to become chancellor and replaces Sir Brian Leveson who became emeritus chancellor.[6]

In July 2021, Katona was selected to join the newly formed Hospitality Council, a team of leading industry experts assembled to deliver the government’s Hospitality Strategy.[7] The strategy aims to help hospitality firms to re-open, recover and become more resilient following the COVID pandemic.

In 2019, Katona received an MBE (New Year Honours 2019) for services to the food industry.[8]

Earlier life

Katona grew up in Ormskirk. She studied at Scarisbrick Hall School and then read law at Liverpool John Moores University,[9] where she met her future husband, Zoltán Katona.[10] She qualified as a barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law in 1996, and is a member of Lincoln's Inn.[9]

Katona worked full-time as a barrister[11] in Chavasse Court Chambers in Liverpool. In 2008, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed her as a trustee of National Museums Liverpool where she sat on the full board, along with audit and marketing. In 2009, the Cabinet Office appointed her Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments.

Restaurants

Mowgli Street Food restaurants
Location Opened
Mowgli, Bold Street, Liverpool 2014
Mowgli, Corn Exchange, Manchester 2015
Mowgli, Water Street, Liverpool 2016
Mowgli, Grand Central, Birmingham 2017
Mowgli, Westgate, Oxford 2018
Mowgli, Stoney Street, Nottingham 2018
Mowgli, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield 2019
Mowgli, Church Street, Cardiff 2019
Mowgli, St Martins, Leicester 2019
Mowgli, Boar Lane, Leeds 2020
Mowgli, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port 2021
Mowgli, The Brewery Quarter, Cheltenham 2021
Mowgli, Charlotte Street, London 2021
Mowgli, St Vincent Street, Glasgow 2022
Mowgli, Church Street, Preston 2022
Mowgli, Duke Lane, Brighton 2023
Mowgli, Hanover Street, Edinburgh 2023
Mowgli, North Bar Within, Beverley 2023
Mowgli, Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds 2023
Mowgli, Bond Street, Chelmsford 2023
Mowgli, Corn Street, Bristol 2023
Mowgli, High Street, Lincoln 2024
Mowgli, King Street, Knutsford 2024
Mowgli, McArthurGlen, Bridgend 2024

Television

Katona films regularly for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and The Food Network. Appearances have been on Lorraine, Sunday Brunch,[12] Secret Chef, My Kitchen Rules, My Spice Kitchen and her own Indian food travelogue for the BBC, Recipes that made me.

She regularly appears as a guest chef on This Morning,[13] guest panelist on The Kitchen Cabinet on BBC Radio 4, and on both BBC News and Sky News as a guest expert on matters relating to business and hospitality.

On 14 February 2021, a 10-part culinary travel series presented by Katona called A Taste of Italy was premiered on Channel 4 and More 4.[14]

On 16 March 2021, she was a guest judge in the semi-final of Interior Design Masters, in which the designers made over a pair of restaurants in Hebden Bridge.[15]

On 13 July 2021, Katona was one of the professional chefs on ITV's Cooking with the Stars. In the six-part series, she trained her celebrity partner, Harry Judd, in preparing dishes which were then judged. In the final episode, Judd was named the winner.[16]

On 10 August 2021, Katona appeared as a guest chef on BBC 1's Masterchef, challenging four celebrities to cook an Indian recipe from her menu.[17]

From 2021 - 2024, Katona was be one of the members of the new judging panel of Great British Menu, joining the former champion Tom Kerridge and the comedian and food podcaster Ed Gamble.[18]

In September 2024, Nisha Katona’s Home Kitchen was commissioned by ITV. The upcoming ten-part cookery series will be presented by Katona.[19]

Books

  • Mowgli Street Food: Stories and recipes from the Mowgli Street Food restaurants
  • The Spice Tree: Indian Cooking Made Beautifully Simple
  • Pimp My Rice: Delicious recipes from across the globe
  • The 30-Minute Mowgli: Fast Easy Indian from the Mowgli Home
  • Meat Free Mowgli: Simple & Delicious Plant Based Indian Meals
  • BOLD: Big Flavour Twists to Classic Dishes

Awards and honours

  • Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 – Listed as a best Best Big Company to work for
  • Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 – TOP 10 Best Big Companies
  • Best Companies’ 2023 – TOP 25 Best Large Companies
  • Casual Dining Awards 2023 – Restaurant Brand of the Year (1-19 sites)
  • British HR Awards 2023 – Hospitality and Leisure Company of the Year
  • North West Finance Awards 2023 – Finance Team of the Year (5 or less)
  • MIB – Restaurant of the Year and Business of the Year 2023
  • British Curry Awards 2022 - Best Restaurant North West
  • Best Companies Awards 2022 - The UK’s Top 100 Best Large Companies to work for - Rank #16.[20]
  • Best Companies Awards 2021 - The UK’s Top 100 Best Large Companies to work for - Rank #28.[20]
  • Casual Dining Awards 2020 - The Trailblazer of the Year Award.[21]
  • Honorary Doctor of Business Administration - Edge Hill University (2019).[22]
  • Honorary Fellow - Liverpool John Moores University (2019).[23]
  • MBE - (New Year Honours 2019) Honoured for services to the food industry.[24]
  • The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders, 2019.[25]
  • The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2019 - Best Emerging Brand Award.[26]
  • The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2019 - Best Management Team Award.[27]
  • The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2019 - Rank #45.[28]
  • The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 2018 - Rank #17.[29]
  • Retailers’ Retailer Winner 2018 - Emerging Concept.[30]
  • Wireless Social's Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, 2018.[31]
  • Business of the Year, City of Liverpool Business Awards - 2018
  • Best Medium Sized Business, North West Business Masters Awards - 2018
  • Maserati Top 100, People's choice[32]

References

  1. ^ "Nisha Katona MBE - Liverpool John Moores University". Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The people who changed careers and never looked back". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nisha Katona and Sir Robert Crawford CBE reappointed as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool". HM Government. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. ^ Giulia Rhodes (14 March 2014). "Nisha Katona: a great judge of flavour". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Leading restaurant cooks up a massive donation to The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity". The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
    - "Celebrating our Partnership with Mowgli Street Food". Maggie's Centres. Maggies. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
    - "THE MOWGLI TRUST - Charity 1173842". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Our next Chancellor". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "New Hospitality Council to guide the sector's recovery". HM Government. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "New Year Honours 2019: Mowgli founder Nisha Katona honoured". BBC News. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b Evans, Peter. "How I Made It: Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ Celine Byford (11 August 2021). "Celebrity MasterChef: Who is Nisha Katona?". Reality Titbit. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  11. ^ Evans, Peter. "How I Made It: Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli". The Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Nisha Katona". Retrieved 26 February 2018.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ Katona, Nisha [@NishaKatona] (18 March 2021). "On @thismorning morning @itv next Wednesday the 24th I am doing a hauntingly magical Butternut and Spinach curry. I cannot tell you how ridiculously excited I am to introduce you to 2 new spices-so to cook along please go out and buy fenugreek seeds and asafoetida, turmeric Chili https://t.co/hn2RUfES1m" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Channel 4 serves up A Taste of Italy". Channel 4. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ Katona, Nisha [@NishaKatona] (16 March 2021). "I'm joining @chattyman and @mogundehin on Interior Design Masters tonight at 8pm on BBC2 - I design every single brick and seat of every Mowgli. The experience of diners from walking past to deciding whether to return is my absolute passion tune in and see what you reckon 😁 https://t.co/gfLDmJjgh2" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Lauren Morris (13 July 2021). "Cooking with the Stars celebrity line-up: Meet the ITV show's famous contestants and chefs". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  17. ^ "BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 16, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona and Ed Gamble announced as new judging panel on BBC Two's Great British Menu" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  19. ^ "ITV Announces Three New Weekend Commissions". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Mowgli Street Food". Best Companies Limited. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  21. ^ Jones, Emma-Louise (20 February 2020). "UK's best pubs & restaurants revealed at the Casual Dining Awards 2020". Casual Dining Show (Press release). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Restaurant owner and top judge to be awarded honorary doctorates". Edge Hill University. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Nisha Katona MBE". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  24. ^ "New Year Honours 2019: Mowgli founder Nisha Katona honoured". BBC News. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  25. ^ "The LDC Top 50 2019". LDC (Managers) Ltd. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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  31. ^ Ross, Julian (7 September 2018). "Wireless Social's Woman Entrepreneur of the Year". Wireless Social. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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