He began his career in India under their kitchen management scheme. After working in many hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai. He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of India Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by IFCA. Singapore Airlines recruited him as one of the members of its "International Culinary Panel". He is the most celebrated face of Indian Cuisine. He is a chef, a host, an author of cookbooks and a restaurant consultant.[3] In 2010 Kapoor launched Sanjeev Kapoor's Khana Khazana which is his line of ready-to-cook meals. He lends his name to many restaurants all over India.He has released books and CD-ROMs on how to follow his recipes.[1][4][6] In January 2011, he launched FoodFood channel, a High Definition TV channel dedicated to food. In 2013 he hosts and judges the show, Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi, which went on air on 16 September 2013 on Sony India. He was a celebrity judge on Master Chef India (season 3) - Kitchen ke Superstar which aired on Star Plus.