Chef Sherson is a household name in Malaysia, and his cooking show, 5 Rencah 5 Rasa is a big hit with audiences.
Unknown to Sherson, this side gig would prove to be a turning point in his life. One of the campers, a recipe consultant on the lookout for a host for a new cooking show, saw potential in Sherson and offered him the job.“It was a fresh concept – a new guy who looks a bit Mat Salleh but cooks belacan and speaks fluent Malay. These three aspects really appealed to the audience.”
In 2017, he went on to establish Makhan by Kitchen Mafia, a restaurant that offers northern Indian and British comfort food with a contemporary flair. “Even I started ordering food in, so we decided to go ahead with it. However, we took our time with the process and when the MCO hit us, our application was only just being processed,” he says.
“Even with the 5% revenue, 30% of that would go to the delivery app,” Sherson said, letting out an audible sigh. The series will take place in his spacious new studio kitchen in Empire Damansara, where he envisions filming a mish-mash of lifestyle cooking and tasty cooking styles.Keep an eye out for Sherson’s new YouTube cooking series which will be filmed in his new kitchen studio.