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Karan Gokani
Karan Gokani grew up in Mumbai with a deep love for food and hospitality. He moved to the UK in 2005 and, 10 years later, co-founded Hoppers, a Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant in Soho. The restaurant’s success led to two additional locations in Marylebone and King’s Cross. Having written travel features and recipes on Sri Lanka and Southern India for major publications and appeared on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, MasterChef and more, Karan released his debut cookbook, Hoppers: The Cookbook in autumn 2022. He also leads Hoppers’ Feeding the Future, a charitable initiative in Sri Lanka supporting underprivileged children by providing nutrition and infrastructure for education.
