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Mayank
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Istwal
Houston, TX /
Musaafer
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Recipient in November 2024 of a Michelin Star for his role at Musaafer, Chef Mayank is a graduate of The Institute of Hotel Management of Guwahati, India. Chef Mayank combines his expertise, passion and encyclopedic knowledge of spices, ingredients and textures serving a neoteric Indian dining experience in a stunning, expertly curated setting within Musaafer (meaning The Traveller”,) built within Houston’s luxurious Galleria. The intention of Musaafer’s gastronomic experience is to showcase our homeland of India in a manner that authentically honors the country’s culinary diversity. A meal experienced at Musaafer is an educational tour for our diners, where the Chef Mayank vows to take you on the 100-day journey on which he himself embarked, throughout the 29 states of India.