(Aug 29, 2026) Mumbai-based Sheeba de Souza is building a career spanning food styling, wellness-focused cooking and authorship, shaped by culinary certifications from institutions in the UK, Australia and Thailand. As the founder of The Styled Plate, she draws on...
(September 7, 2025): A random chat with a stranger in a Mumbai bar one evening changed the course of life for Nehal Karkera. At the time, Nehal was a professional chef with global exposure—he had led kitchens for celebrated Italian restaurants in Mumbai, trained under...
(July 19, 2025) Every evening after school, Kumar Mahadevan would find himself in the small kitchen of his grandmother’s home in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. While other children played outside, he watched closely as she cooked — grinding spices by hand, stirring pots of...
(May 16, 2025) The first time Ruby Islam tasted a single-origin chocolate bar made from West Godavari beans—its silky smoothness releasing hints of mango, toasted nuts, and a touch of honey—she knew she’d found something special. Now, as Head Chef at Manam Chocolate,...
(May 18, 2024) Her city Bengaluru is home to 72 breweries, and chef-turned-food researcher Elizabeth Yorke couldn’t help but think how the micro-breweries were using the spent grain. A concept she came across while interning with food historian William Rubel in...
