Chef Abdul Yaseen

Abdul is a multi award-winning chef and a modern Indian food connoisseur with a reputation for excellence both in the UK and overseas. He was part of the founding team of iconic London Restaurant, The Cinnamon Club and played an instrumental part in building the brand.

After a few years, he opened Cinnamon Kitchen and Anise as a Head Chef in 2008, which became a firm favourite within London’s City.

Chef Abdul has won multiple accolades such as the UK BBQ championship three years consecutively and the prestigious Canapé Cup at Square Meal Venues & Events for the same period.

Chef Abdul has featured in many high profile cooking demonstrations and cookery television programmes such as Celebrity Master Chef UK, BBC2’s Hairy Bikers, ITV’s Great Britain’s Best Dish and the Alan Titchmarsh Show. As a popular figure on Asian channels such as &TV and Zee TV, he has travelled both in Europe and abroad to form part of the panel of judges for various cookery shows and also to promote techniques of cooking modern Indian food.

His passion for spices and the promotion of Modern Indian Cuisine have provided lots of opportunities to travel internationally for events, masterclasses and demonstrations; proving that authentic marinades of yesterday are the boundary- breaking rubs of today.