Rishabh Sharma

The Gold Coast's newest 5-star destination, The Langham, Gold Coast has added new culinary talent to their leading food and beverage team amid growing demand on their restaurants since the luxury hotel's much-anticipated opening in June 2022.

Industry veteran, Chef Rishabh Sharma has been appointed as an additional Executive Sous Chef, bringing more than 16 years' experience in culinary luxury and fine dining across Australia and India.

His expertise will bolster the luxury hotel's range of culinary concepts, including Akoya, luxury buffet overlooking coastal waters, best known for some of Australia's finest meat, fish and poultry; home of the infamous Langham afternoon tea featuring delectable savouries and pastries created in-house Palm Court; and soon-to-open signature destination for fine Cantonese dining, T'ang Court.

Rishabh will join The Langham's industry-leading team comprising of leading chef with experience across all corners of the globe, David Vandenabeele as fellow Executive Sous Chef; globally renowned pastry chef , Ryan Stevenson as Executive Pastry Chef; and hotel dining industry veteran with over 35 years' experience, Craig Robertson, leading the team as Executive Chef.

Rishabh's wealth of experience includes working with Michelin star chefs at French fine dining, Restaurant 1911 Brasserie, training under Japanese fine dining Chefs at restaurant Konomi, working across the pre opening of 5-star, Hotel Trident Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and renowned Adelaide Hills fine dining spot, Hardy's Verandahn Restaurant, and most recently, serving as Chef de Cuisine at InterContinental Hayman Island Resort and Executive Sous Chef at InterContinental Adelaide.