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Pinky Lilani: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Pinky Lilani CBE DL is a food guru, author, motivational speaker and an internationally acclaimed champion for women.

Pinky is the Founder and Chairman of Women of the Future Awards, the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, the Ambassadors’ programme, the Inspirational Women’s Network, the Women of the Future Summit, and Kindness & Leadership – 50 Leading Lights.

She is Patron of Development in Literacy, the Westminster Society and Frank Water. Pinky is an ambassador for the Tiffany Circle of the Red Cross and she sits on the Board of Trustees of the Royal Commonwealth Society. She is a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London.

Nik Sharma: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Nik Sharma is the author, photographer, and recipe developer behind Nik Sharma Cooks/A Brown Table and The Flavor Files newsletter and the recipient of an IACP Trailblazer Award. He has appeared on Chef’s Secrets: The Science of Cooking (PBS), The Road to Cooking, and the upcoming series Confluence (PBS). Nik’s work has garnered multiple awards from Saveur, Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, and the American Food Journalism Awards. His first book, Season, was a James Beard and IACP awards finalist. His second cookbook, The Flavor Equation, was a James Beard Award, IACP Award, and British Guild of Food Writers Award finalist and winner of the silver medal at The German Academy of Gastronomy. Nik’s latest cookbook, Veg-table, debuted in October 2023.

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