Serial entrepreneur Yaswanth Vepachadu finds biryani success

by Minal Nirmala Khona | Sep 17, 2023

From setting up companies in the IT sector and then selling them to tech giants, Yaswanth Vepachadu has now ventured into biryanis and more, except that his biryani comes in a steel box that is yours to keep. (September 17, 2023) It is often said that once you get...

From hosting TV shows to cooking for Nelson Mandela, Antonio Banderas and Hillary Clinton, and setting up a cloud kitchen, Chef Vicky Ratnani has done it all

by Minal Nirmala Khona | Sep 10, 2023

He brought broccoli, cherry tomatoes and other then-considered-exotic-ingredients into our kitchens, has been the first Indian to work as the Executive Chef for Cunard Line, written two award-winning cookbooks; and has literally done everything a career in the...

Chef Chintan Pandya: The game changer who has altered the way America consumes Indian food

by Minal Nirmala Khona | Aug 27, 2023

With a firm belief in serving food cooked in its original form, Chintan Pandya is the creative mind behind four very successful restaurants, including one that won a Michelin star. (August 27, 2023) A chat with Chintan Pandya, Chef Partner at Unapologetic Foods and...

Bhupender Nath: Redefining modernist Indian cuisine through Tresind

by Minal Nirmala Khona | Jul 30, 2023

A distant dream of setting up a restaurant for his father has led to Bhupender Nath now owning seven restaurants, including one which has won two Michelin stars in Dubai. Under his brand, Passion F&B, Bhupender Nath founded the wildly successful, Michelin-starred...

Sarod soldier: British Indian artist Soumik Datta uses music for climate action

by Namrata Srivastava | Jul 29, 2023

(July 29, 2023) One rainy day, while playing indoor cricket with his younger brother, a 12-year-old Soumik Datta discovered an old sarod that once belonged to his grandmother. Today, the award-winning multi-disciplinary artist has released several albums. An...