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A desire to “pay it forward” has prompted a changing of the guard at one of New Zealand’s most celebrated restaurants, with Sid and Chand Sahrawat selling their fine dining establishment Sidart. Established in Auckland in 2009, Sidart will change hands in September, with the Sahrawat’s passing the keys over to chef and long-time friend Lesley Chandra.
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Sid Sahrawat and Chand Sahrawat with Lesley Chandra, the new owner of Auckland restaurant Sidart. The couple decided to vendor finance Chandra, who previously worked at Sidart, to help him realise his dream of owning his own restaurant, and allow the couple to afford him the same opportunity they were given when they first opened Sidart.
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:21 pm
A changing of the guard is about to take place at one of
New Zealand’s most celebrated restaurants with Sid and
Chand Sahrawat selling their fine dining establishment, Sidart with the
changeover effective September, 2021.
Sidart’s new
owner is chef Lesley Chandra, a long-time friend and trusted
colleague of the Sahrawat’s who has worked for the couple
since 2014. The Sahrawat’s have vendor financed Lesley
into the restaurant to help him realise his dream of owning
his own restaurant and will act as silent partners in the
business, available to mentor Lesley when
needed.
Chandra has been open about running his own
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In fact, never have I had a better one, despite Facebook reminding me of some pretty momentous celebrations from the past. I have been on a boat in Croatia with friends for my 60th, in South Africa for my 50th and Australia for one in between.
I have dressed up in my finery (that’s a phrase you don’t hear too often these days, let alone actually get the chance to do) and dined at some of the best restaurants in Yorkshire and beyond.
We even spent an arm and a leg, helped by the children, at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck one year and I still think it was worth every penny. But never has a birthday, complete with candles on a Co-op cake, and a takeaway pizza tasted better, been more celebratory or felt more emotional.