Chef Andrew Gajadhar, founder of The Gaj Kitchen, is a father of four who’s traveled all over the world, is a service-connected disabled veteran from the US Marines, a multi-inductee in the Martial Arts Hall of Honors, the first accredited Film Producer with The Producers Guild of America to be registered with the SC Film Commission, and he's been a premier Chef included in the Grand Finale Chef’s Tasting at the 'Columbia Food and Wine Festival', Black Expo South’s 'Taste of Black Columbia', The South Carolina Farm Bureau's 'Palmetto Palate', VIP Chef for '803 Day', and he recently placed 2nd in the James Beard Foundation sponsored ‘Favorite Chef’ competition presented by Celebrity Chef Carla Hall. He specializes in International Fusion Cuisine, and it’s his honor to share his passion for food through Culinary Arts and Education.
