Steven Heap

Steven Heap (Born 4 March 1976) is an English author and multi-award winning chef and Indian food enthusiast most known for his YouTube channel that features over 1000 video recipes as well as travel blogs and food and restaurant reviews. Link: www.youtube.com/stevenheaprecipes

Biography

Heap was born in Truro, Cornwall and grew up in Wales before attending The University of Hertfordshire in 2001 where he graduated with a BA in Media Production. He moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009 and returned to the UK in 2015. He got a job as a tour chef for the rapper Wiz Khalifa soon after, as well as stints working in various restaurants since a teenager.

Cooking Style

Indian, Anglo-Indian, Fusion, Pan Asian and Middle Eastern.

As an avid traveler Heap has visited over 60 countries in search of food inspiration and has lived in Spain, China and Malaysia.

Cooking Awards

Asian Plate Arts Awards - Bronze (2020)

Culinary World Cup (Indian Food Category) – Luxemburg (2019)

UK Curry Connect - Bedfordshire College - 3rd Place (2019)

World Skills UK Live – NEC, Birmingham - 3rd Place (2019)

Other Pursuits

Heap is also a cookery teacher and also teaches at the Harborne Food School in Birmingham, UK. He is also a strong advocate for Taste of India Spices which is a UK based company that he claims offers some of the most authentic and flavorsome spices available on the market. He formerly broadcasted a live stream every Saturday night at 8pm (UK time) on his YouTube channel demonstrating a wide range of Indian dishes.

Books

To date Heap has written 3 books about Indian food and states that the inspiration for them started when he got a part time job at an Indian restaurant in the UK at age 14 and also his extensive travels in India.

A Culinary Passage Through India - ISBN-13 : 979-8699404087 (2020)

Authentic South Indian Cuisine - ISBN-10 : 1534703608 (2016)

British Indian Restaurant Food At Home - ISBN-10 : 1523346418 (2016)