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Minal Patel

Minal grew up in Gujarat in Western India, before meeting her husband Bobby and moving to the UK in 2004.

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Learning to cook with her mum, it was clear from a young age that cooking would be central to Minal's life. She also spent time cooking with Bobby’s mum, and went to catering college. In London, she did a stage at Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus.

As a lifelong vegetarian, Prashad is a vegetarian Indian restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

Prashad is a family run restaurant that serves authentic, Gujarati vegetarian food - taking the families food heritage, and inherited recipes, and putting her own twist on dishes to create something traditional but also new. Minal’s ambition is to obtain another rosette, and she is always striving for perfection in her cooking.

Minal’s menu celebrates vegetarian, Gujarati cuisine, and highlights some Great Britons from the North East and Yorkshire.