Recipes for Success: 2025 World Vegetarian Champion Chef Surabhi Suri shares advice
DUBAI: Surabhi Suri is a Dubai-based, self-taught Indian chef who moved from India to the UAE in 2016 and began the process of turning her passion into a career.
Suri started posting recipes on social media, and the response was overwhelming. Brand collaborations, five-star hotel pop-ups, and features in regional publications followed. She has since worked with hospitality groups including the Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott and Oberoi.
In October 2025, she competed at the World Food Championships in the US, winning the vegetarian category. She went on to finish second overall at the Final Table — a cook-off between the 10 category winners — in April.
In 2024, Suri launched Sebze, a “plant-forward” supper club in Dubai, which she put on hold for the championships, but plans to relaunch in the coming months.
