Anjum Anand
Anjum Anand | |
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| Born | 25 August 1971 |
| Education | Business Administration School of Geneva |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
Television show(s) | |
| Website | Official Site |
Anjum Anand (born 15 August 1971 in London, England) is a British Indian food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine.
Biography
Anjum Anand, grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris, and Madrid.[1][2][3] She is Hindu and speaks French and Spanish, holds a degree in European business administration from the European Business School London, and for a period ran a business importing flat-pack furniture from eastern Europe.[3][4] 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.[3][6] 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]
In mid-2011, she launched the brand The Spice Tailor having seven authentic Indian sauces, specially developed to deliver restaurant quality dishes that enable consumers to fill a gap in the market for those who enjoy fine Indian food [8] [9]
Personal life
In addition to England, Anand also owns family homes in both Delhi and Calcutta.[10]
Published works
- Indian Every Day: Light, Healthy Indian Food (Headline Book Publishing, ISBN 0-7553-1201-5)
- Indian Food Made Easy (2007, Quadrille Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84400-571-0)
- Anjum's New Indian (2008, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 978-1-84400-616-8)
- Anjum's Eat Right For Your Body Type (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 978-1-84400-757-8)
- I Love Curry (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (ISBN 978-1-84400-889-6)
- Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Feast (2012, Quadrille Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84949-120-4)
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".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Sethi, Anita, The Guardian (20 August 2008). "Indian made effortless".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Arnstein, Victoria, Bookseller.com (11 July 2008) Some like it hot Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Edemariam, Aida, The Guardian (14 July 2007). "Move Over, Nigella".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Melwani, Lavina, Little India (January 2005). "Eat, Drink and Be Svelte".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ BBC Food. "Anjum Anand chef biog".
- ^ LifeStyle FOOD Chef - Anjum Anand biography Archived 31 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Spice Tailor by Anjum Anand". 16 May 2012.
- ^ "The Spice Tailor, Anjum Anand". 16 May 2012.
- ^ About Anjum Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
