Month: March 2024 (Page 5 of 6)

Fiza, Danbury: Restaurant of the Day

Fiza restaurant focuses on serving authentic, halal certified Pakistani and north Indian food. Butter chicken, biryani, chana masala and chicken tikka masala are among Fiza’s most popular menu items, and the food is served buffet style so customers can see and smell the food. Diners can take their pick of butter, garlic or plain naan bread, which is made fresh to order every day and cooked in a tandoor oven.

Nosheen Babar: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Nosheen, a self-taught home cook hailing from Pakistan, resides in a small town along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Her passion for cooking was cultivated early on as she acquired the fundamental skills of Pakistani cuisine from her mother and grandmother. Despite the geographical distance from her homeland, Nosheen frequently yearned for authentic dishes like Nihari, Seekh Kebab, and Biryani. With a scarcity of South Asian restaurants in her vicinity, she dedicated the past two decades to meticulously recreating these childhood recipes, striving to capture the exact flavors she fondly remembers. A few years back, she established her blog, untoldrecipesbynosheen.com, to generously share her extensive collection of recipes with the wider audience.

Monish Gujral: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Monish Gujral is an Indian Columnist, Restaurateur, Chef, Author, Food Blogger, and Talk Show Host. He is the chairman of Moti Mahal. He is the country’s foremost food writer and has been a columnist with leading newspapers like HT City, & The Hindu. He is the first Indian chef to be invited to the legendary institute the cordon bleu in Paris to demonstrate Indian culinary arts. He has hosted many cookery shows on television for NDTV and Doordarshan. He also hosted a T.V serial called “Health Mange More” on FOOD FOOD channel. 

Rumali, Irving: Restaurant of the Day

A creation of 101 hospitality group, Rumali offers authentic and exotic lucknowi kebabs from the great state of Uttar Pradesh. The uniqueness and complexity of the marinations results in truly delectable kebabs and entrée that your palate will surely appreciate.

Every item served is prepared in a tandoor clay oven or smoked over a sizzling griddle top for the freshest experience possible.

Sumayya Usmani: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Sumayya Usmani is a Pakistani-born author, memoirist, food writer and writing mentor based in Scotland. She practiced law for 12 years before developing a career as a food writer, with a blog called My Tamarind Kitchen. Her first published book, Summers Under the Tamarind Tree: Recipes & Memories From Pakistan was listed by The Independent in its “11 best new cookbooks 2016”, described as “spellbinding” and “an unprecedentedly authentic snapshot into the culinary culture of this often overlooked country”. Her next book Mountain Berries and Desert Spice: Sweet Inspiration From the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea was published in 2017. Her third book is a food memoir called Andaza for which she won the Scottish Book Trust‘s Next Chapter Award 2021.

Izzah Cheema: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Izzah Cheema is the founder of Tea for Turmeric, a food blog/website that features South Asian recipes. Izzah brings you authentic modern Pakistani dishes that you can create joyfully at home. She founded her cookery blog, Tea for Turmeric, in 2016. The main culinary repertoire consists of Biryani, Chicken Karahi, Zucchini Curry, Chicken Korma and Kashmiri Chai.Tea for Turmeric was lucky to be a finalist for the Saveur Blog Awards in the Most Inspired Weeknight Dinners category.

Gift of Indian, Farmington: Restaurant of the Day

Gift of India Cuisine takes pride in serving the best Indian cuisine in town. We add delicacy to taste and flavors of Indian food. We are the first in Midwest to introduce Indian fusion Rolls & Wraps accompanied by Indian rice bowl and Authentic Indian spiced Pizza. Each bite of our food represents our commitment to quality. We bring the finest of Indian spices to American flavors. Delicately spiced Indian food will fascinate tease your taste buds. Gift of India showcases the finest in Indian fast food cuisine, complimented by an exceptional mouth watering spices built on careful attention to every aspect of service.

Chef Rick Matharu: Inspiring Desi of the Day

With a passion for the arts and a knack for culinary excellence, Rick Matharu has emerged as a trailblazer in both entertainment and the culinary world. After winning Season 2 of the Food Network’s “Recipe to Riches,” his signature ‘Butter Chicken Lasagna’ became a nationwide sensation, available as a President’s Choice product across Canada. His goal was to showcase the rich flavors of his Punjabi-Canadian heritage, turning him into a culinary ambassador for Canada’s diverse culture. Rick has made numerous media appearances, including guest hosting on Citytv’s ‘What’s Cooking’ and features in publications such as The Globe and Mail and The Huffington Post. His focus remains on promoting South-Asian cuisine.

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