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{{Infobox chef
| name = Garima Arora
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| birth_name =Garima Arora
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| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| occupation = Chef (Regular)
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| spouse = Rahul Verma
| style = [[Indian cuisine]]
| education = Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
| ratings =
| restaurants = Gaa, Bangkok
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| awards = 4 Michelin star, Asia's Best Female Chef by World's 50 Best Restaurants
}}

'''Garima Arora''' is an Indian [[chef]]. In November 2018, she became the first Indian woman to win a [[Michelin star]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/garima-arora-indian-chef-michelin-star/index.html|title=Chef Arora: India's first woman with a Michelin star|date=2018-11-16|work=CNN Travel|access-date=2018-11-17|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46219876|title=India's first woman to win a Michelin star|date=2018-11-15|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-17|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Arora grew up in [[Mumbai]], and is of Punjabi [[Arora]] family. She initially pursued a career in journalism before becoming a chef.

In 2008, she left for [[France]]. She studied at [[Le Cordon Bleu]] in [[Paris]] and graduated in 2010. She worked with Chef Gaggan Anand , [[Gordon Ramsay]] and [[René Redzepi]] of [[Noma (restaurant)|Noma]] in [[Copenhagen]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/garima-arora-indian-chef-michelin-star/index.html|title=Chef Arora: India's first woman with a Michelin star|date=2018-11-16|work=CNN Travel|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en}}</ref> before opening her own restaurant, ''Gaa'', in [[Bangkok]] in April 2017. ''Gaa'' is a three-storey restaurant that celebrates a modern tasting menu using traditional Indian techniques.<ref name=":0" />

In November 2018, she and her restaurant were awarded a Michelin star, with Arora being the first female Indian chef to receive the distinction.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/garima-arora-becomes-first-indian-woman-bag-michelin-star-bangkok-restaurant-91635|title=Garima Arora becomes first Indian woman to bag a Michelin Star for Bangkok restaurant|date=2018-11-15|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref> In March 2019, Restaurant Gaa made its debut on the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list at No. 16, claiming the Highest New Entry Award.

In February 2019, Arora was named Asia's Best Female Chef for the year by [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants|World's 50 Best Restaurants]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cheryltiu/2019/02/28/garima-arora-the-first-indian-woman-to-receive-a-michelin-star-is-now-asias-best-female-chef-2019/|title=Garima Arora, The First Indian Woman To Receive A Michelin Star, Is Now Asia's Best Female Chef 2019|last=Tiu|first=Cheryl|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/mumbai-girl-voted-asias-best-female-chef/|title=Mumbai girl voted Asia's best female chef|date=2019-02-28|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>

In June 2019, Restaurant Gaa made its debut on the World's 50 Best Restaurants<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners#t51-100|title=1-50 The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants|website=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> list at No. 95.

In August 2019, Arora launched Food Forward India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/features/food-forward-india-can-experts-agree-on-indian-food|title=Food Forward India: Can Experts Agree on Indian Food?|website=MICHELIN Guide|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> an initiative prioritizing the future of Indian food. The inaugural event, which took place in Mumbai on 17 October, 2019, brought together Mumbai's brightest minds in the Indian food community to engage in a day filled with talks, food tastings and panel discussions. She is one of the judges in Master chef India. (2023) <br/>

== References ==
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