KAREN
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Widely accepted as one of India’s first food gurus, Karen has been at the forefront of the International food revolution in the country.
In addition to writing extensively on the subject of food and wine for over 30 years, she has also set up a gourmet food products business under her own brand, run a successful chain of food stores, had a niche catering business, anchored top rated TV shows, started a Gourmet Academy and is the co-founder of Markets by Karen Anand, a whole foods food and drink fair which takes place in several Indian cities. She consults for multinationals and International hotel and restaurant chains…and still manages to find the time to cook! She works internationally and has contributed to restaurant projects in India and the UK, namely the hugely successful ‘Bombay café in London‘, Dishoom.
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Karen Anand is considered something of a food guru in India influencing the way people eat and perceive good food for the last 30 years. She began her career in Mumbai in the early 90’s and now works Internationally from her base in Pune where she writes and runs her food consultancy company.
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She also authored the yearly Times Food Guide culminating in the Times Food Awards for Pune for 7 years and had regular columns in BBC Good Food, Good Housekeeping, Bombay Times, The Independent and Hindustan Times Brunch. She was the first Food Editor of ELLE India. Her present column on Food & Travel is in the Sunday Telegraph. She also contributes regularly to Condé Nast Traveller. She was also part of the team that brought Taste of Mumbai (an International Food and Spirit Festival which is part of Taste Festivals UK) to India. She is a prolific author with 20 books under her belt.