chris payton - chef

Chris found his way into the kitchen through his wife’s stomach.

Parule was pregnant in 1999. Billy Blu to be was in the waiting womb and his mother was craving Indian food – and it had to be special to satisfy her picky palate. Unfortunately none of the local curry house artists had the right dishes in their palette, so twice a week Chris had to journey to downtown DC in search of Indian dishes for his pregnant princess.

Chris soon wearied of these excursions and started to balk at the cost of his wife's cravings. He complained. Princess Parule announced “Well darling, why don’t you cook me a curry?”

Chris cooked a Chicken Korma from a Nigel Slater book and it was not half bad. He did it again – even better. He then found Parule’s old Madhur Jaffrey book (unused) and tried some recipes – soon his spice collection exploded and the chemist was successfully making his own curries.

Soon all of Chris’ friends wanted to come for dinner and they kept coming for dinner even after they moved out of DC – and their rave reviews spread far and wide. Chris was rapidly inundated with requests to cook for special occasions and to
be a personal chef.

In addition to taking orders from his wife, Chris also was getting orders from friends who pestered him to publish his “weekly home menu” on the web so that they could swing by for takeout meals on their way home – this is how the “curry club” concept began. Chris realized he needed a larger home base to satisfy the growing ranks of his club and that is what led to the launch of curry club restaurant.