Kottapurath Vinod

Kottapurath Vinod (Born Dec 20th 1958)is a chef, entrepreneur, restaurateur and participant in Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay. He is based in the Washington DC Metro area.
==Early life and education==
Vinod was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in India to K.K.Narayanan (Kottapurath Kunjimaman Narayanan) a World War Veteran and C.A. Pushpavathy(Chilli Katti Ayyappan Pushpavathy). K.N.Vinod studied at the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology and got his Diploma in Hotel Management & Applied Nutrition. He took courses at the Culinary Institute of America.
==Career==
Chef Kottapurath 'K.N' Vinod worked for the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi, India and cooked for several world leaders during his time in 
He migrated to the US and Kottapurath Vinod started his first restaurant Bombay Bistro, Rockville in 1992 and celebrated the 25th anniversary in 2017 Bombay Bistro https://dc.eater.com/2017/3/14/14857996/bombay-bistro-25-year-anniversary-rockville
 
Chef Kottapurath Vinod started his second restaurant Indique in 2002 - combining traditional indian recipes with unique local ingredients.Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/indique-gets-a-next-generation-makeover/2016/08/19/9113c4d6-64aa-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.html
==Television shows==
Participated in the Food Network TV Show - Beat Bobby Flay Food Network https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/beat-bobby-flay/episodes/live-from-the-food-carpet Indique a worthy competitor https://beenthereeatenthat.net/2016/10/indique/ Chef Vinod was selected among the top 10 contestants of the National Sous-vide contest. https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/01/25/indian-american-chef-k-n-vinod-sous-vide-day-436200/
 
==Recipes==
Vinod has introduced the DC area restaurant goers to South Indian cuisines from his hometown of Kerela Eater DC https://dc.eater.com/2016/4/29/11537950/indique-reopens-new-menu-refresh
Yogurt Curry Leaf drink featured on NPR Curry Leaf Drink NPR https://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140739299/chef-vinods-curry-leaf-drink . 
Zippy Green Beans, https://www.vnews.com/Give-your-Thanksgiving-green-beans-something-beyond-the-casserole-treatment-21392738
Pani Puri https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/all-you-can-eat-brunch-and-tasty-indian-street-food-at-indique-dc/65-a86d6832-862f-414e-a600-3d1c8a7ba534
Jaggery Tamarind Martini http://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/i-spice/i-spice-jaggery.html
Oats Upma published in the Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2018/12/03/your-takeout-grain-bowl-has-nothing-on-these-creamy-savory-oats/
==Philanthropy==
Vinod is a member of the Board of Directors of DC Central KitchenDC Central Kitchen https://dccentralkitchen.org/our-leadership/ Vinod participated in the Capital Food Fight as part of the fund raising activities for the DC Central Kitchen,American Bazaar https://www.dcoutlook.com/2015/11/dc-central-kitchen-presents-capital.html .
Chef Vinod raised awareness for the Farm to Table using local ingredients https://georgetowner.com/articles/2013/10/01/5-star-chefs-wows-friends-olney-farmers-market/ In 2017 , 
Chef Kottapurath Vinod joined Chef Jose Andres and the World Central Kitched fight hunger in Haiti https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/191904/world-central-kitchen-mobilizes-chefs-to-tackle-global-hunger/
==Continuing the Tradition==
K.N/Vinod's son Rahul Vinod opened a new chain of Fast casual Indian restaurants called Rasa. Rasa Washington Post Tom Sietsema https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/rasa-brings-a-new-generations-spin-on-indian-food/2018/01/23/addb16cc-fad7-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html 
Category:1958 births 
Category:Indian chefs 
Category:Indian businesspeople 
Category:Indian restaurateurs
Category:People from Coimbatore