Kunal Lamba was born to work in food and hospitality, and his booming career is living proof of his natural ability to create memorable culinary moments. As the General Manager of Devi, the first Indian restaurant to ever earn a Michelin Star, Lamba has been responsible for facilitating exceptional dining room experiences every day. On the inaugural season of the StarPlus Channel’s Kawan Kitchen Mate, he now brings his expertise and friendly charisma to the homes of Indian families across America as he helps them make the most of what they already have in their kitchen. What originally inspired you to get involved in the food business? Food and hospitality was kind of in my DNA as I come from a family of restaurant professionals. My father was in this business and I grew up with it. I graduated as a bachelor in hotel management from welcomgroup school in India and started working in hotels and restaurants from day 1 in my career. It was just a natural course of life.   “I feel all Indian families in the US are naturally inquisitive to know how their peers are doing and living here. This program gets them to experience other Indians’ lives, their families, their food, their stories of triumphs and challenges. “   Since you first moved to New York, what changes have you seen in the Indian restaurant landscape? I moved to NYC from London in 2008 and by that time Devi had created a revolution with Indian food already by getting a Michelin star and creating cuisine beyond chicken tikka masala and dal makhani. I remember these two dishes (how much ever I love them) were not put on the menu at Devi. In the last 6 years I have seen...