Which brings parenting to hospitality

Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. Smitha Menon 4 min Read 29 Jun 2025, 04:00 ist children who grow up in hospitality, cultivate a tool box of skills. (IStockphoto) Summary parenting and hospitality are both demanding, high scenarios, and their paths often cross. How do the young chefs and restaurants of India handle this challenge? At Masque Restaurant’s eighth birthday celebrations in Mumbai, the service team helped a new member. Eight-year-old Aaryoverer Dugar, the youngest of the owners Aditi and Aditya Dugar’s three children, assisted a mask chef to prepare Jamun Cheesecake Khakigoris (Japanese shaved ice dessert) and do a good job of convincing guests to try it out. It is safe to say that AaryaNeer’s Station did business quickly that night. Later, when I asked Aditi if her latest dreams had to join the industry, she said: “It’s not like I want to raise future restaurants, but I believe it’s nice for the kids to be in rooms where they learn how a business runs and the kind of hard work that goes on every day.” With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day behind us, it seems a good time to investigate how parenting affects India’s food and beverage scene. In the core, parenting and hospitality are both demanding scenarios with high importance, and their roads often cross, especially during holidays when pressure on both countries tends to strengthen. It is challenging to balance a personal and professional life with children, regardless of the chosen career. But how do the young chefs and restaurants of India handle this challenge? “One of the things I am often asked as a mum and entrepreneur is how I balance it all,” said Akhila Srinivas, founder of Bengaluru’s conservatory, which contains several F&B establishments in a previous conversation, such as Naru and wine. ‘The simple answer is that there is no such thing as balance. It is a matter of prioritization at that moment. This is true in the business world and life. ‘ After several failed experiments with a caretaker, chef Bani Nanda and husband partner Akshay Handa, both running Miam Patisserie in the national capital, decided to increase their two-and-a-half-year-old Yuv, without professional help. “It wasn’t easy, but being your own boss makes things easier,” Bani says as she tells me how she plans to include a daybed, shower and a separate area for Yuv in her new central kitchen. “There is this idea that children take over your entire life. We were clear from the beginning that He would be a part of our lives and not vice versa, ‘she explains. Becoming a mother made her as a leader more organized and effective. “I no longer have the luxury time. Parenting has taught me how to plan effectively, work faster and become more productive. ‘ On the way, Parenthood taught her some unique lessons that she brings to her business: “I didn’t expect Yuv to teach me about management, but I learned from him how to choose my battles and identify non-negotiated.” Being dependent on her parents and in -laws to help raise her child means giving up a certain amount of control. ‘There are generation clashes around parenting that are constantly taking place. It bothered me a lot. But now that I have identified certain non-negotiated persons (screen time during meals is an absolute no, but a Ladoe can be forgiven at 10pm). It reduced my anxiety about parenting, and I also taught myself how to navigate difficult situations at work. “Chef Vinesh Johny reflects a similar sentiment.” Much of the parenting is about accepting and adjusting. You can plan everything perfectly, but things will never go as planned. If chef and especially a baker it is a very difficult idea to understand. ” Vinesh tells me how he reached a certain ‘Zen-like’ quality if he has to do with disasters. Construction day we said we couldn’t go on. An older version of me would have been anxiety. of yourself. To Bloukaas and Aditi tell me how Arjun, her firstborn, which he performed at eleven Madison Park last year. Freely with people of different ages and backgrounds. Forms. If hospitality is intertwined in everyday life, keeping it just a career and becoming a catalyst for building a more covenant, curious and compassionate generation. Catch all the business news, market news, news reports and latest news updates on live mint.