March 26, 2018
It's true what they say: It can be lonely at the top.
So affirms Indian chef Gaggan Anand who, after claiming the title of best restaurant in Asia for the fourth year in a row for his Bangkok restaurant Gaggan, is asking the academy at Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards to take him out of next year's running and cast their vote for someone else.
In a wide-ranging and frank interview with Fine Dining Lovers, the food blog helmed by event sponsor San Pellegrino, Anand declared before the gala ceremony that should he win the title again for 2018, it would be the last time he takes to the stage to accept the award.
Because after monopolizing the spotlight for four years in a row, Anand feels like he's lost friends to his fame, particularly among former chef pals he used to hang out with at the event who no longer return his smiles.
"I want my friends back, I don't want to make 49 enemies, so I don't want to be part of this misery," he said in the interview.
"That's part of fame, it's fame's curse and I think they all should get the curse," he added smiling.
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