Nisha Katona

Nisha Katona was a child protection Barrister for 20 years and is the founder, CEO, executive and development chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants. She taught Indian cooking for many years and started a YouTube tutorial channel. She opened the first Mowgli on Bold Street Liverpool in 2014 when she was still working full time as a Barrister. The popular restaurant expanded quickly to Manchester just a year later and there are now 8 Mowgli restaurants with a further 3 sites to open this year. Mowgli is about how Indians eat in their homes and on the street, parred back and unplugged. As well as mother to Mowgli, Nisha has two teenage girls and is also the author of 3 cookbooks: The Spice Tree, The Mowgli Cook Book and Pimp My Rice. She has also worked extensively with the BBC on several projects all championing the importance of simple home cooking. Mowgli continues to pursue its dream to become a national voice for good, home style, fresh, clean Indian food.