A little while ago, in New York, I took the train to the uber hip Williamsburg, in search of a church where one of my all-time favourite artists, Sufjan Stevens, has been known to perform (if you’re in New York, it’s Resurrection Church). Sadly, he wasn’t there, but I did love the church. It was [...]
Unless you won the camera challenge (the first challenge of every episode), you had no idea what the committee thought of your dish. Turns out Bobby liked my party bite! Check out the recipe for my Smoked Salmon Canape with Green Olive Grapefruit Tapenade! -x- aarti
I’ll admit it. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself on Monday. Episode 6 of NFNS, where I fell to the bottom after serving up a flavourless curry at Frank Sinatra’s estate, hit me harder than I thought it would. I didn’t go home, thank Goodness. But being confronted with failure, my own failure, [...]
One of the best things about messing things up in the kitchen, is the feeling you get when you’ve managed to rescue it. It’s even better than when you make something perfectly. You feel ingenious, nifty, like a culinary MacGyver. And so, it is with much pride that I present to you my Salvaged Salmon [...]
I shot a series of videos for Good Bite a little while ago, and they’re starting to go up! Here’s the one I did about Salisbury Steak, using Marc Matsumoto’s recipe.
…you spend nearly $13 on a gorgeous piece of salmon from the farmers market, excitedly create a tastebud-tingling glaze of pomegranate molasses and kecap manis (which a new friend gave you and you’re so excited about) which you baste the filet with, steam a side of chinese broccoli to go with it… but then manage [...]
My sister, Kavita, has been so excited ever since she found out that I was on the show. I believe her exact reaction was at a pitch that only her dogs could hear. Isn’t that cute?! Kuv is a couple of years younger than me, and lives in Phoenix. When the show premiered, she organized [...]