For her work as an author and entrepreneur, Nandita has been profiled in The Boston Globe and interviewed on NBC-Asian America, Marketplace-NPR, WABE (Atlanta's NPR) and WREK (Georgia Tech Radio). Her perspectives appear in BBC-Futures, Forbes, Business Insider, Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appetit, CNTraveler, Publishers Weekly, and more.
She has been invited to speak about the history of Indian cuisine, entrepreneurship, authorship, everyday wellness as well as cultural appropriation for organizations like IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals), KIND® Bars, Indian Consulate (Atlanta), Culinary Historians of Los Angeles, Culinary Historians of San Diego, the University of California (Riverside), Melissa’s Produce and others.
Additionally, Nandita has written for Washington Post, Healthline, Whetstone Magazine, Epicurious, Food.com, Thrillist, Eater, KCET, Reader's Digest, The Spruce Eats, Plate Magazine, AirbnB, Wine4Food, Atlanta Magazine, PopSugar, and others. Her food photography has also appeared on CNN.
Nandita is a self-taught food professional raised in a family of self-taught food professionals. She considers her at-home training from her grandfather and mother at par with perspectives learned across two Masters' Degrees, one in Landscape Architecture (Univ. of Illinois) and another in Botany & Ethnobotany (Univ. of Mumbai). Her life experiences, education and careers continue to shape, enhance and inspire all her work fostering her commitment to both context and connection. Nandita is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
Nandita divides her time between Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, and San Francisco, CA. Her social media handle is @currycravings (IG & Twitter). Any upcoming events are listed on her site www.currycravings.com. Its sister site, www.currycravingskitchen.com, includes essays, recipes, products and cookbooks. All her books are available in print on Amazon and in iBooks and Kindle formats.