“I love eating bun-maska in bed!”

Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar, who is known for his signature dora kebabs, is addicted to masala chai, in bed, these days.

At 25, Ranveer became the youngest executive chef in the country at that time and moved to Boston in 2004, where he opened his award-winning restaurant Banq. But after an eight-year stint, he had to return to India due to his father’s illness.

He is one of the most active chefs on social media and posts no less than three recipe videos a week. With a following of 1.2 million on Instagram, we know how much women crush on him, what with his tempering of Punjabi accent marinated with a Lucknowi lehja

(accent). And oh! the way he flirts away with the camera, making eye contact, clearly indicates why Ranveer is called the Shah Rukh Khan of chefs on social media. –LUBNA SALIM

List three things nobody knows about you. I can be very lazy and there are times when I lock myself in a room and only watch movies. I’m afraid of heights and I am intolerant towards

Shiitake mushrooms.

What’s the best thing about being a chef?

The ability to try small, build small. Not a lot of professions allow that. Every dish is a start-up and it gives you the freedom to fail.

One relationship rule you always follow...?

Say it for what it is.

If you were on Tinder, who would you swipe right?

Angelina Jolie.

A podcast you listen to...?

Vikram Doctor’s The Real Food podcast and Zakir Khan’s Umeed.

And a Health Shot for our readers...? Drink lots of water. Other than that, I root for ghee for its amazing health benefits.

A lie you tell often...?

Probably, that I’m not as busy as it seems.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Good dark chocolate is my weakness. Anything that has above 60 per cent cocoa works for me.

Describe yourself in a hashtag.

#Gratitude

In Bed With is a new weekly column that puts personal questions to your favourite stars, and serves you a reminder: after Brunch on Sundays, it’s time to go back to bed!