Karan Gokani

Mumbai-born Karan Gokani originally trained as a solicitor before working in professional kitchens and travelling across India and Sri Lanka to immerse himself in the foods and cultures there. In 2015 Karan opened Hoppers, a Sri Lankan and South Idian restaurant in Soho, London. The restaurant went on to secure its Michelin Bib Gourmand and another two other restaurants soon followed in the Franchise. Gokani published his first book, Hoppers in 2022 and his second Indian 101 in 2025. He has written travel features and recipes on Sri Lanka and southern India for the Sunday Times, Telegraph, Guardian, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveller, Food and Travel magazine and many more. He is a regular on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and has made appearances on BBC's Masterchef UK and been a guest chef on Jamie’s One Pound Meals on Channel 4. In the US, Karan has cooked on NBC’s primetime Today Show.

Karan lives with his wife Sunaina and two young sons in London. He loves cooking and writing in his free time and his Instagram account featuring Indian and Sri Lankan food has over 500k followers.