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Culinary traditions are vessels of culture, history and landscape. As societies encounter each another, food becomes a site for exchange where flavours and techniques are borrowed, blended, and reimagined. Vivek Singh is the executive chef and CEO of six London restaurants under The Cinnamon Kitchen, marrying Indian flavours with Western techniques. In her memoir Cold Kitchen, writer and literary critic Caroline Eden travels the world in twelve dishes and a hundred journeys from her Edinburgh kitchen. In conversation with food editor Holly O'Neill, they explore the eclectic vocabulary of a world of flavours.
Vivek Singh, classically trained in India, has transformed contemporary Indian cuisine by reimagining traditional recipes with innovation and sophistication. Globally renowned as a master of Indian fine dining, his signature style blends modern Indian flavours with Western techniques. Executive Chef and CEO of acclaimed restaurants in London and Oxford, he is also a bestselling author, television personality, and one of the most influential Indian chefs of his generation.
Caroline Eden is the author of five books all with a focus on the culture, history and foodways of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Her work has won many awards over the years, and has been reviewed in the New Yorker, Wall St Journal and Financial Times.
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Culinary traditions are vessels of culture, history and landscape. As societies encounter each another, food becomes a site for exchange where flavours and techniques are borrowed, blended, and reimagined. Vivek Singh is the executive chef and CEO of six London restaurants under The Cinnamon Kitchen, marrying Indian flavours with Western techniques. In her memoir Cold Kitchen, writer and literary critic Caroline Eden travels the world in twelve dishes and a hundred journeys from her Edinburgh kitchen. In conversation with food editor Holly O'Neill, they explore the eclectic vocabulary of a world of flavours.
Vivek Singh, classically trained in India, has transformed contemporary Indian cuisine by reimagining traditional recipes with innovation and sophistication. Globally renowned as a master of Indian fine dining, his signature style blends modern Indian flavours with Western techniques. Executive Chef and CEO of acclaimed restaurants in London and Oxford, he is also a bestselling author, television personality, and one of the most influential Indian chefs of his generation.
Caroline Eden is the author of five books all with a focus on the culture, history and foodways of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Her work has won many awards over the years, and has been reviewed in the New Yorker, Wall St Journal and Financial Times.
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