Nilanjana S. Roy is an Indian journalist, literary critic, editor, and author. She has written the fiction books The Wildings and The Hundred Names of Darkness, and the essay collection The Girl Who Ate Books. She is the editor of the anthologies A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Writing on Food and Our Freedoms.
Sabita Radhakrishna is a food columnist, freelance writer, and textile designer. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling Annapurni: Heritage Cuisine from Tamil Nadu which was shortlisted for the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Rukmini is the author of the bestselling Roasting Tin series, selling over 1.75 million copies to date worldwide. ‘The Roasting Tin Around the World’ was named in The Sunday Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail’s Best Cookbooks of 2020, with ‘The Green Roasting Tin’ listed as a The Sunday Times Bestseller of the Year in 2019. The Sweet Roasting Tin was listed in The Observer, BBC Good Food and Prima’s Best Cookbooks of 2021. Her latest book, ‘India Express’, focuses on quick, easy weeknight dinners, inspired by her Bengali and South Indian heritage. ‘India Express’ was listed as a Guardian Book of the Year in 2023.
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.
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.
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/
Chetna Makan was born in Jabalpur, an ancient city in central India. She has a degree in fashion and worked in Mumbai as a fashion designer before moving to the UK in 2003. Chetna reached the semi-final of The Great British Bake Off in 2014, and her first book, The Cardamom Trail, is a celebration of baking with Indian flavors. She has a very popular YouTube channel ‘Food with Chetna’ where she shares her creative flair for food. Her other books, also published by Mitchell Beazley, include Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna’s Healthy Indian, and Chetna’s Healthy Indian Vegetarian.
Aarti Sequeira is a cooking show host, cookbook author, journalist, television producer and food personality. Aarti is a mainstay on Food Network after winning season six of Food Network Star. In addition to hosting her own shows, Aarti Party and the travel show, Hidden Eats, she also serves as judge on hit shows like Guy’s Grocery Games, Cooks vs. Cons, and Christmas Cookie Challenge. A gifted writer, Aarti published her first cookbook, Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul in 2014 (Grand Central).