Preeti Kapasi is today pioneering in vegan food industry through her brand The Vedic Kitchen. In sharp contrast to her ex banking, airlines, HR and retail career, she chose to make a difference in lives of people and animals through more compassionate food choices. She is a Vegan enabler and helps people transition to plant based diet.
She is dedicated to constantly seek magic in culinary workspace that will put not only familiar but also some unique flavors in food.
Today she is a subject matter and industry expert for vegan food and conducts Workshops and demos, caters to personal and corporate food needs, offers consultancy to F&B industry, sensitizes restaurants to special dietary needs and constantly researches and develops vegan alternatives for dairy and meat food options.
Ankita J Sharma studied journalism at NIMCJ and Integrated marketing
communication at MICA, Ahmedabad. She works as a Social media coordinator and content creator for brands. Her food Instagram handle is @teekhidalmakhani.
An IIT-qualified geologist, Antara Baroah worked in multinationals
before taking a decision to enter the world of food media. She is an
independent food photographer and stylist with a clientele that
includes restaurants, tea brands and food products,She has developed
recipes for FMCG brands, cloud kitchens and nutritionists.
Her blog, Choukha Scribbled is largely focussed on Assamese cuisine
that she takes great pride in promoting and presenting to the world.
She has organized Assamese food festivals and North Eastern Indian
food pop-ups at hotels, restaurants and cafes.
In partnership with instagrammer Pankaj Upadhyay she has launched
VictusBuzz which is a Social Media-based firm that handles digital
media marketing, events, branding and photography for food
enterprises.
If we are to promote our rich cultural heritage, we can best preserve both the tangible and intangible cultural heritage in writing. Esther David has recorded two aspects of her own roots in her books – her life in the old city of Ahmedabad and her own origins as a Bene Israel Jew. In the Book of Rachel, the protoganist keeps her links with her Jewish roots through the synagogue in her village and the preparation of traditional Bene Israel Jewish food. This book featuring the recipes of the Bene Israel in Maharashtra and Gujarat is the Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010. She has written extensively about Ahmedabad’s culture and food too.
Abhinisha Zubin Ashara is an Ahmedabad based food fashion & lifestyle social media Influencer . She balances motherhood with work in social media.
Kamiya Dalwani is a banker by profession. She balances her work at a
multinational investment bank with her passion for cooking. She
participated in the Ahmedabad Food Festival where she made Dal Pakwan
Chaat .
A cost accountant by qualifications, Kavita decided to pursue her passion. Her brand Kavirams is known for live ice cream n fast food like twisters pizza, sandwiches, pakoras, etc.
Anil Mulchandani is an independent writer from 1992. His articles have
been published in more than 50 publications, including most of India's
leading newspapers, magazines, inflight publications, newsletters and
journals. Largely known for his travelogues and food articles, he has
also covered diverse subjects like the arts, handicraft,enviromental
and social issues, social development initiatives, industry,
innovative entrepreneurs, architecture and interiors, sports, among
others,
Anil is the author of many internationally-published travel books,
including guides to Kerala and Southern India, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan
and other states. He has also written coffee table books and
commemorative volumes for industry associations and government
organisations. He is also a food critic and author of food guides.
He has lectured on heritage, eco-tourism and culture at many
seminars. conferences, workshops and symposiums. He is also a tourism
or food committee member of many associations and industry
organisations.
On 12th July 2017 Anil Mulchandani launched the social media group
called FEA - Food Entrepreneurs Alliance that connects more than 1500
people in the food and hospitality industry to each other for common
causes. He has started the Innovative Food Entrepreneurs Associates, a
social enterprise with Dilip Thakker, Rohit Khanna and Darshan Rawal
who are co-admins of FEA.
He was awarded Best Travel Writer by Madhya Pradesh Tourism. Gujarat's
50 Golden Destinations, a coffee table book authored by Anil
Mulchandani for Gujarat Tourism, won the national tourism award.
Raveena Gohil is a young woman entrepreneur in the food industry. She has her own manufacturing facility for masala that can be used to make North Indian food and whole wheat cake mixes.