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Chef Tejasvi Chandela: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Tejasvi Chandela is one of the great promoters of Indian pastry. At just 22 years old, after training in Paris, she returned to her native Jaipur to open Dzurt in 2013, the first pastry shop in this town of more than three million inhabitants. In 2023, the chef not only managed to consolidate this business, but she also has a second space dedicated to making bean to bar chocolates called All Things.
Chandela also travels around the country and to other training centers around the world to show how compatible traditional Indian techniques and flavors are with modern European-style pastry.

Chef Saloni Mehta: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Saloni Mehta is the pastry chef and food photographer behind the Instagram account @PastryBySaloni, where she posts her drool-worthy, simple vegan baking. She is also the author of the cookbook, Vegan Baking Made Simple. Chef Saloni Mehta always knew that baking was in her future. A passion for vegan baking, an Instagram account and a “little bit of hustle” helped this ICE alumna transition from the pastry kitchens of some of Dubai’s most luxurious resorts

Chef Prasad: Inspiring Desi of the Day

In addition to running his six restaurants, Chef Prasad leads tasting tours of India, hosts private tasting dinners, teaches cooking classes and offers his services at multiple charity events for such groups as the American Liver Institute, James Beard House, the American Red Cross, Share Our Strength, the Connecticut Food Bank and the Food Bank for New York City; he was a celebrity guest chef at Foxwoods Food & Wine Festival to benefit Johnson & Wales University. Most recently, Chef Prasad is the winner of the 2011 Elm City Iron Chef competition and has appeared on the national television show Food Network “Chopped”

Chef Vanika Choudhary: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Vanika Choudhary is the chef behind Noon, a modern Indian restaurant in Mumbai focused on foraging and fermentation, inspired by the region of Jammu and Kashmir, where she spent her childhood – ‘noon’ is the Kashmiri word for salt. Chef Choudhary orchestrates a culinary symphony by synergizing locally sourced indigenous ingredients with time-honored cooking methodologies. This distinctive approach engenders an eloquent medley of traditional Indian and global flavors, an embodiment of her culinary prowess.

Chef Santa Sarmah: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Santa Sarmah hails from Assam. Santa is a homemaker, chef, motivational speaker and 1st runner up of MasterChef India 2023. Santa Sarmah was the winner of Rengoni Grihini Superstar Season 2nd as well. Santa’s dream has been to make Assam and Gorkha food popular all across the world and she tries to make international dishes in her own Assamese style. She also has a YouTube channel @chefsantasarmah.

Tikka Shack, Houston: Restaurant of the Day

Get grubbin’ on some downright delicious Indian food. Tikka Shack serves up the best in Indian cuisine, while slinging samosas in a friendly, casual atmosphere. Both the dining environment and the menu have been carefully curated to captivate our guests with the aromatic flavors of India through the artful creation of blended spices. Our lineup of menu offerings provides a variety of traditional Indian dishes, as well as simplified pairings, offering options for both the newbie foodie and the curry connoisseur.

It’s Tikka time.

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