Chef India Doris Of Markette Says Head Down, Knife Sharp, Crack On

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Today’s guest is India Doris, the chef and co-owner of Markette, one of Manhattan’s most exciting new restaurants. Born and raised in West London, India has been cooking in professional kitchens since she was 15 and has built a remarkable career defined by ambition, grit, and deep respect for craft. After honing her skills in European fine dining kitchens and working closely with the late, beloved chef James Kent in New York, India is now stepping fully into her own with Markette—and its late-night cocktail bar downstairs, The Argyle. India joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her journey from knocking on alley doors for a kitchen job as a teenager to opening her first restaurant in New York City. They discuss being one of the only women in professional kitchens early in her career, learning leadership and empathy from James Kent, and why staying humble is essential, no matter how much success comes your way. India also shares how sports shaped her competitive drive, why teamwork matters more than ego, and her mantra for young cooks. Jubilee NYC 2026 tickets here Order The Cake Issue Subscribe to our Substack Check out Cherry Bombe on ShopMy More on India: Instagram, Markette, The Argyle More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherrybaum, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:14.0	Today's guest is India Doris, chef and co-owner of Marquette Restaurant in Manhattan.
0:19.9	India, who hails from London, is a big rising star, not to mention one of the coolest
0:24.7	folks in food today.
0:26.4	She's been working in kitchens since she was 15 years old and has had quite the journey,
0:31.3	from peeling apples and picking frieze at her first job in London, to pursuing her
0:35.6	fine dining dreams around Europe,
0:41.1	to landing here in New York where she worked for the late beloved chef James Kent,
0:44.4	to finally opening a place she could call her own.
0:49.3	We talk ambition, teamwork, being the only woman in the kitchen back in the day,
0:50.9	and staying humble.
0:54.5	As she likes to say, keep your head down and your knives sharp.
1:00.4	Stay tuned for my chat with India Doris of Marquette Restaurant. There's a lot going on at Cherrybaum H.Q this week. We're working on the next issue, which will be out in mid-February. The theme is
1:05.6	moms the bomb, and we'll be releasing the covers in a week or so. Yes, plural. You know we love
1:10.8	multiple covers here at Cherrybaum.
1:12.9	Lots of great folks wrote essays for us. And as always, we have recipes from the hottest new cookbooks.
1:18.6	What else? We're in the midst of planning a fun Galentine's Valentine's weekend at Shopify and Soho.
1:24.4	We'll be sharing details about that very soon. And then, of course, we're working on Jubilee.
1:28.9	Our big annual conference, it's taking place at the Glass House in Manhattan on April 25th.
1:34.5	It's a beautiful day of connection, community, and great food and drink. And we would love to see you there.
1:39.7	Tickets are on sale right now at cherrybomb.com. Now, let's check in with today's guest. And Deodorus, welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank you. What a thrill. We are new friends. We met for the first time in December. There was a lot of buzz about you, so I was happy that we got to do that fun event with Open Table. It was great. First lunch. Oh, right. It was the first lunch you ever did
2:01.4	at Marquette, and it was great. It was great. We all got to try the famous Perry Perry Chicken.
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