About Eastern Spice · Curry Queen Manpreet Sekhon
The Curry Queen of Corio Bay
Manpreet Sekhon has cooked for Geelong from the foreshore at Eastern Beach since September 2015, and has since opened Masti in Fitzroy and Elchi in Melbourne.
Our story
From her mother's kitchen to the bay
Manpreet learned spice at home from her mother, then trained professionally and cooked alongside talented chefs at the five-star Park Plaza Hotel in Punjab. Her cooking caught the attention of Jiggs Kalra, the 'Czar of Indian Cuisine', and celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor.
Before Eastern Spice she built Masti in Fitzroy and Elchi in Melbourne. In 2015 she brought that experience to the Geelong waterfront, at 1 Bellerine Street, steps from Eastern Beach.
Recognition
Awards & recognition
As featured in
- Geelong Times · 2024AGFG voters love Geelong restaurants: Eastern Spice wins Indian ↗
- Good Food · 2016Just open: Eastern Spice, Geelong ↗
- Time Out Melbourne · ReviewMasti, from the chef behind Eastern Spice ↗
- The Indian Sun · 2022Geelong's Curry Queen launches her third restaurant, Elchi ↗
- South Asia Times · 2024Curry Queen Manpreet Sekhon on electric cooking ↗
- Global Cooksafe Coalition · 2024Manpreet Sekhon, chef ambassador ↗
- 3AW · 2022Sofia Levin reviews Elchi ↗
- Broadsheet · ListingMasti, Fitzroy ↗
- TripAdvisor · ReviewsEastern Spice reviews, Geelong ↗
How we cook
Regional India, local produce
Our menu travels India — rich slow-cooked gravies from the North, coconut and curry leaf from the South. Ingredients are local where possible; the spices — Kashmiri chilli, whole garam masala, fresh tamarind — come from trusted suppliers. Manpreet tastes every batch and adjusts recipes with the seasons.
All welcome
Every table matters
Families celebrating milestones, couples on a date night, friends sharing a feast or colleagues at a business dinner by the water — at Eastern Spice every table matters equally.
सभी का स्वागत है · ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ · All are welcome.
