As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food and Beverage Production under the Faculty of Hospitality Management and Catering Technology since 2015, Chef Sridhar Krishnan imparts specialised training to budding culinarians in Patisserie. He is also responsible for short term courses in bakery and confectionery. He has undertaken extensive research in nutrition and nutraceuticals and is developing various healthy baked products.
He graduated in Hotel Management from Bangalore University and completed his Master’s in Hotel Management & Tourism from Animalia (probably Annamalai) University. Starting out as the person in-charge of the bakery and pastry section at Sweet Chariot, he was fully involved in managing the operations end to end — from taking orders from outlets to dispatching them while ensuring quality and hygiene. He then moved to the Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur as associate chef, steadily climbing up the ladder to become DCDP — Pastry & Confectionery section. Owing to his enormous experience in the field, he has been responsible for implementing new recipes and training the staff in bakery and confectionery. Chef Sridhar Krishnan has been certified as a STEP Trainer. His training at the Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, CLD drew him towards the teaching profession which encouraged him to take up a teaching assignment with T John College as a lecturer. He then became an Assistant Professor and eventually the Head of the Department of Hotel Management where he also held sole responsibility of the Bakery section. A familiar personality on regional TV channels, he has also appeared at various culinary and bakery events.