Our Chef

Uday Kadam

Chef Uday hails from a small village 300 miles south of Mumbai, India. His role model father was a teacher and Kadam’s first ‘Guru.’ While Kadam was studying in a Bombay college, he worked at the famous Taj Mahal Hotel. He studied and worked under the talents of many respected gurus, who taught and encouraged him in what would become his life’s most desired profession.

Kadam started his professional career as a manager and chef for Marriott Hotels in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt before coming to work in the United States in 1982. He has over 35 years of professional experience in the restaurant business here in the Orlando area. He was a food and beverage manager working at the Disney Polynesian. “The word Guru means ‘Master,’ as well as a sharing and inspiring teacher. Getting started in my career, I was fortunate to work for and learn from the best of the best chefs at Marriott and Disney,” said Kadam.