New Delhi, April 15 -- For chef Sameer Taneja of London's famed Michelin-starred Benares, hosting a pop-up in India is akin to the culmination of a dream. The restaurant, which has set new benchmarks in fine dining by bringing the essence of Indian cuisine together with British produce, is making its way to the country for the first time with what promises to be a memorable culinary collaboration with Indian Accent. The dining experiences are scheduled to be held at Indian Accent's Delhi and Mumbai outposts this week.

Taneja, 46, shares his culinary approach reflects his journey. The Delhi boy, whose first professional cooking experience was at Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, relocated to London in 2003 where he got the opportunity to gain expe...