Suvir Saran is one of the most respected chefs in Indian Cooking today. Suvir will be doing a demo at the International Home + Housewares show in Chicago. Suvir will be there with Wade Ceramics showcasing his line of porcelain dinnerware and kitchenware for his line of products called American Masala.

Suvir actually started in the art business before concentrating in the culinary arts. Hosting grand dinners for his friends, he went on to start his journey in food. In 1997, he joined the staff of NYU’s Department of Food and Nutrition, teaching what became some of their most popular classes. Shortly thereafter he started a small catering business that became one of New York’s hottest catering companies as heralded by New York Magazine in 1999. The highlight of his catering career was cooking the first Indian meal ever served at Carnegie Hall for a host of international celebrities and dignitaries in honor of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence in 1997.

Suvir now has two cookbooks, Indian Home Cooking and American Masala: 125 New Classics From My Home Kitchen. In 2008 he started his porcelain dinnerware line. He currently resides in upstate New York home of his American Masala Farm.

If that wasn’t enough, Suvir is the co-owner of Dévi, a 75 seat upscale restaurant in NYC – a restaurant he opened with co-owner Hemant Mathur in October of 2007. Dévi offers the authentic flavors of Indian home cooking as well as dishes inspired by Suvir’s cookbooks. Dévi received a Michelin one-star rating in 2007 and 2008, as well as a three-star rating from New York Magazine and two stars from The New York Times.

Suvir has tought at many classes at cooking schools across the United States including Sur La Table, my former employer. You can find out more about suvir at his website: www.suvir.com

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