Category: Inspiring Desi of the Day (Page 11 of 21)

Chef Rohit Ghai: Inspiring Desi of the Day

January 5, 2024 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Michelin-starred Rohit Ghai has become one of the culinary world’s most in-demand chefs after a hugely successful decade on the London restaurant scene. His first solo restaurant, Kutir opened its doors in late 2018 to rave reviews. Chef Ghai has also launched a street-food dinner KoolCha at Wembley’s BOXPARK in early 2019. Chef Ghai’s precise cooking techniques and innovative dishes have won him praise from celebrities, dignitaries and some of the nation’s most discerning food critics. He has also made TV appearances on shows such as BBC MasterChef and Zee TV.

Swayampurna Mishra: Inspiring Desi of the Day

January 4, 2024 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Swayampurna Mishra is an author, chef, photographer and food stylist. Her work has been featured by Better Homes and Gardens, Thrive Magazine, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Femina magazine, Food & Wine India magazine, Indian Express and The Hindu.

Ruchira Hoon: Inspiring Desi of the Day

January 3, 2024 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Ruchira is a cook, a food consultant/writer and founder of @nibblesnco. So far she’s developed the menu for several brands including Picante, The Piano Man, The Piano Man Jazz Club,The Lime Tree Café (in Islamabad) and Dirty Apron. A cookbook addict, Ruchira has been cooking since she was nine-years-old and has been throwing dinner parties since she was 14. She’s always dreamed of opening her own cafe and in 2011, she went on to be a participant in Masterchef India 2, where she made it to the top 12. Since then, she hasn’t looked back and has appeared on several TV shows including Olive it Up and Guilt Free. She also has a number of Youtube videos in association with Indian Food Network on easy cooking.

Rupali Dean: Inspiring Desi of the Day

January 2, 2024 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Rupali Dean is a familiar name in Food & Travel writing. Her passion and work takes her on various travels across the world and her by-line is familiar to discerning readers of esteemed magazines and Newspapers like Uppercrust, Food & Wine, Discover India, Economic Times Travel, Hindustan Times City, Statesman etc to name a few. A trained hospitality professional, from the Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad gives her an edge over any other food writer. She has also won the Best Food Travel writer award in India by Spain Tourism and has been Featured among India’s Top 5 Food Bloggers in India in the Hi Blitz magazine.

Ruth Dsouza Prabhu: Inspiring Desi of the Day

January 1, 2024 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Ruth Dsouza Prabhu has been a media professional for 18 years now, across multiple platforms. As a passionate F&B writer, she has interacted personally with internationally renowned names such as Marco Pierre White, Janice Wong, Chef Vivek Singh, Chef Vikas Khanna, Madhur Jaffrey, the late Tarla Dalal and many others for her stories. A highlight has been personal interviews with all three of the celebrity judges on Masterchef Australia. She is on several jury panels of food and beverage awards, is sought after for opinions in the field by publications and has her work published in well-known names such as The Hindu, Firstpost, HuffPost India, Condé Nast Traveller, NatGeo Traveller among many others.

Sharmila Chand: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 30, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Sharmila Chand is a Food, Travel, Hospitality & Lifestyle journalist who loves to explore local food of every destination she visits. Her main beat is Food & Beverage and Hospitality industry. She has regular by-line in Sunday Standard, Femina, Sunday Herald, The Tribune, India Business Journal, Business Traveller India, Food & Beverage Business Review, Bakery Business Review, Hotel Business Review Magazine and several online platforms. She also makes videos, ‘Chef And Me’ with chefs, chatting about their cooking and more. She has authored a book, ‘Cheers-365 Cocktails & Mocktails’. When not writing, she can be caught meeting chefs and tasting good food.

Mini Ribeiro: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 29, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Food critic, features writer and columnist, Mini Ribeiro is a qualified Journalist, from IIMC New Delhi. She specialises in the Food & Beverage and Hospitality space. As an established food & beverage writer, Mini currently contributes to several leading English publications across the country – Asian Age, Hindustan Times, Sunday Financial Express, Hotelier India, Go Getter and Vistara inflight magazines and Rediff.com. She also has her own You Tube channel called Mini’s Food Fundas.

Vir Sanghvi: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 28, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Vir Sanghvi is India’s best-known food writer and TV host. His book, Rude Food won the Cointreau Award for Best Food Literature book in the world and his food and travel shows on channels such as TLC and NDTV Good Times have won numerous awards and continue to be watched by millions.

Ameeta Agnihotri: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 27, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

A food critic, writer and childbirth therapist, Ameeta Agnihotri is truly living her dream. Being a published writer for over 20 years, her work appears in various leading newspapers and magazines. As she had already tried her hand at cooking at a very early age, her cooking expeditions and experiments are quite eminent in her success. She is a woman who dons many roles. She is dynamic, has travelled far and wide, explored food culture the world over and writes about them on her blogs http://silentsensation.blogspot.com/

Marryam H. Reshii: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 26, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Marryam H Reshii has been writing about food and lifestyle for the last 30 years. She is the Times of India food critic besides being an independent writer on cuisine and matters gastronomic. She has been working on the Times Food Guide for Delhi for the last several years. In addition, she has done a number of books for the Times Group Books imprint about India’s food scene in terms of best restaurants, notable chefs and pairing food with Scotch whisky! She is also author of the wonderful, Flavor of Spice.