Anjum Anand
| Born | 15 August 1971 London, United Kingdom |
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| Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
| Education | Business Administration School of Geneva |
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Anjum Anand (born 15 August 1971 in London, England) is a British Indian food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine.
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[edit] Biography
Anjum Anand, of Scottish-Indian descent, grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris, and Madrid.[1][2][3] She speaks French and Spanish, holds a degree in European business administrationfrom the European Business School London, and for a period ran a business importing flat-pack furniture from eastern Europe.[4][3] She has worked in the kitchens of hotel restaurants including at Café Spice in New York, as a waitress in Park Royal Hotel in New Delhi, and for Tommy Tang at Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles.[1][5]
Her perspective on adapting healthy meals from a traditionally rich Indian diet came from personal experience of weight problems while growing up. Her diet consists of varied traditional dishes, recreated with wholesome ingredients and limited oil.[5] At age 25 her first book Indian Every Day: Light Healthy Indian Food was published.[1]
Anand became a regular guest on UKTV Food's Great Food Live from 2004 to 2007, and featured in the BBC Two series Indian Food Made Easy broadcast in 2007.[6][3] Her accent and flirtatious manner have led to her being dubbed "the Nigella Lawson of Indian cuisine in Britain".[2] Reacting to descriptions of herself as "television's tastiest chef", she finds it "preposterous".[1]
She has been a regular contributor to The Times Online food pages since 2007. She has acted as consultant chef to Birds Eye brand to develop a range of healthy Indian ready meals.[7] In September 2008 Anand published her third recipe book Anjum's New Indian, followed by a new BBC television series in November.[3]
[edit] Personal Life
In addition to England, Anand also owns family homes in both Delhi and Calcutta.[8]
[edit] Published works
- Indian Every Day: Light, Healthy Indian Food (Headline Book Publishing, ISBN 0755312015)
- Indian Food Made Easy (2007, Quadrille Publishing, ISBN 9781844005710)
- Anjum's New Indian (2008, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 9781844006168)
- Anjum's Eat Right For Your Body Type (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 9781844007578)
- I Love Curry (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 9781844008896)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Wilde, Jon, The Mail on Sunday (15 September 2007). "Let TV chef Anjum Anand add some spice to your life". http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/moslive/article-481795/Let-TV-chef-Anjum-Anand-add-spice-life.html.
- ^ a b Sethi, Anita, The Guardian (August 20, 2008). "Indian made effortless". http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/20/foodanddrink.recipe.
- ^ a b c d Arnstein, Victoria, Bookseller.com (July 11, 2008) Some like it hot
- ^ Edemariam, Aida, The Guardian (July 14, 2007). "Move Over, Nigella". http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/jul/14/lifeandhealth.foodanddrink.
- ^ a b Melwani, Lavina, Little India (January, 2005). "Eat, Drink and Be Svelte". http://www.littleindia.com/january2005/EatDrinkSvelte.htm.
- ^ BBC Food. "Anjum Anand chef biog". http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chef_biogs/a.shtml#anjum_anand.
- ^ LifeStyle FOOD Chef - Anjum Anand biography
- ^ About Anjum
