Melting Pot

Awadhi cuisine is famous for its cooking style achieved through the magical blending of spices, slow-fire cooking and its seasonal harmony with nature. Prashant , a senior advocate from Lucknow, is an ardent connoisseur of Awadhi food and takes great pride in his knowledge of all things food. He was once featured on an episode of “Lost Recipes” (History Channel), where he demonstrated wood fire co...

As a feminist,Tanushree uses her words to inspire other women to question the norms of our largely patriarchal society. She aims to employ more women into her business due to their better work ethic and resilient nature.  She and Ram Gupta are not just the dynamic duo which makes Mr. Brown bakery such a hit, but more importantly they are each other’s better halves.  Listen to her story t...

Ruchi, considers herself a wall painter and a mom above all the other roles she plays in her life. Art changed her life and helped define who she is. Now she makes it her mission to help children from low-income and vulnerable communities find themselves through art.  A self-taught artist and art teacher, she's been a part of the Akanksha Foundation India for 17 years and developed a visual a...

“I once was lost but now I'm found; Was blind, but now I see”!   Five is the number of times Bruce Mathieu, 50, has been in and out of prison for drug-related offences. He started drugs at 13 and spent the next 30 years in the bondage of drug addiction, including a sentence for about 20 years for drug consumption and drug related offences.  Now Bruce has been out of prison for 4 yea...

Did you enjoy my conversation with Jo last week? Join me for part 2 of the interview this week. Like her mother and grandmother, Jo loves cooking. Encouraged by friends who loved her recipes, Jo launched Jo's Kitchen in March 2019 and now enjoys a long list of regular clients for her trademark Pork Vindaloo, Konkan Coast seafood, and many other delicious dishes. Original music credit: Rish Sharma....

Jo imbibed a love for cooking from her mother, her treasure house of recipes includes old favourites and new discoveries across Indian and International cuisines.  Encouraged by friends who loved her recipes, Jo launched Jo's Kitchen in March 2019. Jo's Kitchen is a small home business that is an outpouring of her passion for great food and offers high-quality home-cooked food in Singapore.&n...

 Growing the vegan community in Vietnam with Anya June 26 2020 Meet Anya who makes healthy & delicious cakes without the need of an oven. She is working on developing new recipes and contributing to the growth of the vegan community in Saigon, Vietnam. Born and raised in Ukraine, she is currently living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  Anya has always been interested in cooking,but nev...

Did you enjoy listening to K-Lin's story from last week? Join us now for part 2. Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An avid and experienced International property investor K-Lin used to head an International property investment company with a dynamic team. K-Lin left the corporate world in 2013 setting up Paak Dang in Chiang Ma...

Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An avid and experienced International property investor K-Lin used to head an International property investment company with a dynamic team. K-Lin left the corporate world in 2013 setting up Paak Dang in Chiang Mai Thailand with a mission of “changing lives”.   With a wealth of exper...

Donato & Pedro met at a hospitality school back in 2008. After separate different adventures around the world in the hospitality industry they got back together to work in a Michelin star restaurant on the island of MALLORCA.   Donato & Pedro then decided to travel around Vietnam for 2 months. They fell in love with the country as the food, weather, people and ambience was a...

Meet Saira Malhotra who believes that efficiency rules the day when it comes to cooking. That’s what her cooking classes in New York City are about: recapturing the sense of fun and discovery that’s still possible in home cooking, if you open yourself up to it. It makes much more sense to throw together something easy and accessible, finding inspiration in everything from fresh farmer’s marke...

Three years ago, Malavika Raghavan  made a career change from food marketing to food creation and decided to go to culinary school to become a Certified Pastry Chef.  The ex-marketing professional has over 9 years of brand management experience working in the food industry on brands like Oreo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Haagen-Dazs ice-creams in the Middle East and Africa.&nbsp...

Meet Vaishali Dasgupta, a hotelier and artist, Vaishali is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Spanish. She was brought up in Calcutta while her roots are in Maharashtra, India. Her multi-ethnic background automatically makes Vaishali multi-lingual.  Doing justice to her warm, vibrant nature, and a permanent curiosity for knowing places and creative things – Vaishali took up Hotel...

Sinsations By Radhika was born out of Radhika Sheshashayee’s desire to create happiness – to see people’s eyes light up when they see something that has been created especially for them. The boutique bakery and confectionery founder speaks about how she conceptualizes, creates and delivers those mouth-watering and made-to-order cakes and desserts. Original music credit: Ri...

Did you enjoy my conversation with Georgie last week? Join us for part two as Georgie continues to talk about her plant based and conscious living mantra, which she has adapted to the menu and philosophy behind her restaurant L'Herbanyste. Her co-founder Connie, whom she met over a spa experience, drops by to say hi.  Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Appl...

Meet Georgie, an entrepreneur and escapist of the 9-5 corporate life and Saigonese at heart. ‘ In 2015, she moved to Saigon and has called it home since then. Her fuel is anything related  with food and the philosophy behind it. There she finds her niche as a wellness warrior, food and feeling advocate, where she organizes bespoke experiences and events. She finds joy in  sharing her kno...

Franck Daviniere quit his job in France for an adventure in Asia. In 2012 he and his wife welcomed the birth of their triplets, Alexandre, Adrien and Antoine. The family packed their bags and left the hectic Bangkok life for the laid back charm of Chiang Mai. They spent most of their time in Chiang Mai  trying to find the perfect place for the family to hang out. This inspired Franck to creat...

80% of the children diagnosed with cancer in India do not survive because of malnutrition  Meet Purnota Dutta Bahl, founder and CEO of Cuddles Foundation that focuses on providing nutrition for children fighting cancer. Today Cuddles Foundation works out of 33 hospitals across 21 cities. Purnota talks about her goal to improve childhood cancer survival rate and how her organisation is helping...

Did you enjoy my conversation with Omar Masroor last week? As someone from the hospitality industry, Omar has a spiritual side where he s trying to find himself through serving humanity as submissively as possible. Join us for part two, where Omar shares his very straight from the heart philosophy, “Why go through so much suffering just to learn this simple technique?”  Original music credit:...

“The universe speaks to us through its amazing creations. We’ve become deaf and blind to the beautiful colours and sounds that are constantly being displayed. Now I know that a Warrior and Poet resides in every soul. The hard part is to make sure the Warrior in you is always dormant and the Poet to be always singing and dancing” - Omar Masroor. For the Melting Pot series premiere, we speak to&nbsp...

As a Singapore resident who has also lived in different countries like the United Kingdom, India and Spain, I consider myself a global citizen and a traveler at heart having spent most of my life overseas. I always believed in absorbing learning from and contributing in my small way to the culture by staying engaged with the communities I become a part of. I understand my strength is in my voice a...