Madhur Jaffrey (born August 13, 1933) is an Indian
actor, who has also found fame as a food writer. She was
born in Delhi, India, educated at Miranda House (Delhi)
and in England. She is based in New York City.
Originally Madhur Bahadur, she obtained her stage name
when she married Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey, though they
divorced in 1965. They have three daughters, Meera, Zia
and Sakina Jaffrey. Madhur Jaffrey is currently married
to Sanford Allen.
Sanjeev Kapoor (b. April 1964) is one of the
top chefs in India. He has authored many books and
is the host of Khana Khazana a popular cookery
program shown on Zee TV every Sunday since 1993.
The show has completed 450 episodes.
He started out in the hospitality industry in
1984 with a diploma in Hotel Management from IIHM
(Indian Institute of Hotel Management) Pusa,
Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition. he
started his career in the ITDC under their kitchen
management scheme.
He was a topper in his batch. After working in many
hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur
Hotel in Mumbai (Bombay). His television show won the
Best Cookery Show Award given by the Indian Television
Academy (ITA) in 2001.
Ms. Tarla Dalal is India's best - selling
cookery author since over 2 decades. She has
written a total of 30 titles, several of which
have been translated in various languages like
Hindi, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali and even Dutch
and Russian! The total sales of her cookbooks
exceed 1 million copies. Her first book 'The
Pleasures of Vegetarian cooking', which was
published in 1974, was an instant success with
Indian housewives. The book, which is considered a
classic in cookery books, has sold a record
125,000 copies.
In addition to writing cookbooks, Ms. Tarla
Dalal also has a major web presence in the form of
tarladalal.com, the largest and the most
comprehensive Indian cookery website on the
Internet.
Vikas Khanna (born November 14,
1971) is an Indian chef, who has also become
famous as a food writer and a humanitarian. Born
in Amritsar, India to Davinder and Bindu Khanna,
he started as a helper in his grandmother's
kitchen and learned the art of cooking and the use
of spices from her. He started supplying
kitchenware to Amritsar Club at the age of
12.
He started developing recipes at a very young age and
opened Lawrence Gardens Banquets to host weddings and
family functions when he was 16. He graduated from the
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration in
1994. He started a company SAANCH, a cultural festival
gala, to bring together food and traditions from
different parts of India. This festival is an integral
part of the college even now. He also learnt the art of
sculpting stone and wood in Jaipur, Mysore, Udipi, and
Sagar (Karnataka). He has worked for the Taj, Oberoi,
Welcomgroup, and Leela Group of Hotels with some of the
most influential chefs of India.
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