Books, Columns and Academy
Author of 32 books and regular columnist for "The Times of India" "Bombay Times' and "Chennai Times," it is for her extraordinarily popular Good Food Guide that she is most celebrated (India's first ever city restaurant guide) The first-of-its-kind handy insiders guide to good food established Singh as the nation's most clued-in commentariat on all things edible. She also runs the highly esteemed " Rashmi Uday Singh's Good Food Academy" and used to run "Rashmi Uday Singh's Good Food Gallerie".She has recently been on the jury for "The World's Best Woman Chef" contest in France, and is the Chairperson for the Central Asia region of the London based "World's 50 Best Restaurant Academy"
Television series
Having trained with the BBC in London, Singh hosted " Health Today," a yearlong successful T.V series on DD Metro and "Foodie Fundas with Rashmi Uday Singh," a popular food and travel show. More recently, she has filmed for Channel 4 as Gordon Ramsay's guide to South India, her TV show "Delicious Discoveries with Rashmi Uday Singh" which took her around the world has been telecast on ET NOW and FOODIE AWARDS (a show that takes her, with a panel of judges across the length and breadth of India's diverse cullinary restaurant scene) has been telecast on TIMES NOW.
International work
Singh is the chairman of the Central Asia region of the London based "Worlds 50 best restaurant Academy". She has been on the jury for "The World's best woman chef" contest in France, and She is the India contributing editor of "Miele Restaurant guide" the Asia food guide. Singh has represented India in international seminars and discussions in New York. London, Singapore and California, is a Chaine De Rotisseur. Her most recent, first of it's kind book (the worlds first) "A vegetarian in Paris...the ultimate vegetarian guide to Paris", will be on the stands shortly.
Recent Awards
Singh, who has represented India in international seminars and discussions in New York, London, Singapore and California, is a Chaine De Rotisseur. She has been awarded the "Experience Singapore" award in Singapore and the "Atout France Best Media personality award 2010" by the French Government. Her book "Around the World in 80 plates" has won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award and the "Best of the Best" Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The Times Food Guide 2010 is also recognized as a Gourmand World Cookbook Award-winning title. Singh has received the 2011 Gr8 Woman Acheiver's award for her extensive contribution to culinary literature in New Delhi.
Television
Having trained with the B.B.C. in London and Birmingham Rashmi worked with Plus Channel, Business Baatein and Newstrack, as correspondent and presenter.
Health Today (DD metro)
It's fun! It's exciting! It gives you a yummy taste of the world. It informs. It satisfies, yet leaves you with an appetite for more...HEADLINES TODAY 'sFOODIE FUNDAS WITH RASHMI Join Rashmi Uday Singh, on the first of it's kind free-wheeling food show that travels from Berlin to Bombay and Panjim to Paris and serves up three continents.
Each episode in Rashmi Uday Singh's sparkling new television series is different. It tracks down food trends and cutting-edge restaurants, delves into food and love and distils invaluable tips and guidelines from the world's leading authorities with equal gusto and oomph. It seamlessly weaves fun and learning, the useful and the usable, as Rashmi takes you into out-of-bounds territories, travels into the world's first cooking school, parties at the world's oldest food parties, invites great chefs to give cooking demos and gives you a true taste of the culture of food and the food of culture.
Delicious Discoveries with Rashmi Uday Singh (ET Now).
Fabulous flavors of France in a first of it's kind, brand new, gloriously luxurious TV show. This first-of-it's- kind brand new international food show captures the flavor of France and underpins it with a backbone of useful information. "Delicious Discoveries with Rashmi Uday Singh" serves up a sumptuous banquet filmed in Paris, Monte Carlo, Lyon, Chamonix and Cognac. Rashmi Uday Singh, is a self confessed Francophile who is "endlessly in love with France" . She is World Gourmand award winner and author of 22 books and TV host (including being South India guide to Gordon Ramsay on Channel 4). She takes the viewer through a riveting and first-time-ever experience of France.
This show takes you into never-filmed-before, legendary, landmark restaurants and is peppered with insights, anecdotes,practical tips, local eateries and interviews too. Watch this Foodie show to discover the real gastronomique capital of France…LYON. A city which the French have kept a secret for over a century. Watch for the first time an interview Paul Bocuse, the most famous chef of the 20th century and taste the legendary VGE truffle soup he created for President Gistard Estaing.
Devour France in every possible way…speed in a yacht into the sunny playground of the wealthy magical Monte Carlo: feast with equal gusto on restaurants of superstars Alain Ducasse, Joel Robuchon, local favorites and Enrique Iglesias' concert too. Tucked away in the beautiful, snow-capped ski resort of CHAMONIX is a not to be missed fabulous fifth generation restaurant (a favorite of Sarkozy and Clooney) and a tiny local secret mountain restaurant too. And raise a toast with the liquid history of cognac as guest of the Grand young man of COGNAC in his 800 year old chateau. The first episode takes off with three luxurious days in the ultimate of all movable feasts, PARIS. A feast for all the senses. The ET NOW camera follows designer Ritu Beri ( who has a home in Paris and is well known in the French fashion industry) and Rashmi into legendary historic, palace hotels of Paris which have never been shot before. A superb vegetarian meal at Alain Ducasse's courtyard restaurant in the stylish "Plaza Athenee" : a uniquely simple recipe demonstration in the 200 year old palace"Le Meurice". A luscious chocolate massage, a chocolate tasting and then drive through Paris in "George Vs" Rolls Royce (with custom made interiors by Hermes) completes their experience in the landmark "George V" hotel. Reality is better than fantasy.
Great Escapes with Gordon Ramsay (CHANNEL FOUR)
Rashmi was chosen to be Gordon Ramsays guide to South India for Channel Four and filmed with him for the episode. Which included asking him to learn vegetarian cooking, to go South to Jaggi Vasudevs ashram and return and cook for her discerning friends (corporate cheifs, socialites and Bollywood stars) at the Taj. Gordon passed that test,
Foodie (TIMES NOW)
For two years in a row Rashmi was the judge for this TV series and travelled to Delhi, Bangaluru and Pune, Cochin, Hyderabad, Baroda and judged several restaurants in Mumbai too,
Television Cameraman
She has learnED camerawork (PDF 170) and her shooting and presenting in Singapore. Las Vegas and Los Angeles was telecast on the Newswheel of "Aaj tak".Including an interview with shabana Azmi shot in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Radio
Rashmi hosted food shows in hindi on "Radio Mirchi" for over a year, but had to give it up since she had other commitments.
Books
The Good Food Guides
Rashmi wrote the Mumbai editions of "The Good Food Guide " at a time when no such book existed in the country. The first ever 1997 guide received rave reviews and was on the national best-seller charts. It was followed by a two-volume set in the next year and a three-volume set followed in 2000. The Good Food guide 2003, to the "Best of Mumbai"sponsored by Heinz. She continues to research and write "The Times Food Guide to Mumbai" and "The Times nightlife guide " annually. As also the Bible for food lovers in Mumbai. Restaurants, caterers, dessert- makers, cooking class experts, food shops and more. Earlier, Rashmi has also written The restaurant guide to Pune and Chennai.
Mumbai By Night
Yet another first-time-ever book which was launched end January 2003 and which hit the best-seller lists. It reviews the city's nightspots ranging from the glamorous to the grotty, party halls, paan wallas, juice and icecream centres and late night eating. A chapter on Dance bars and mujrawallis is yet another highlight.
The Celebrity Cookbook
"The Oberoi Penguin Cookbook" a path-breaking book carries profiles and recipes of celebrities who actually cook. It includes recipes of Ajay Jadeja, Sunil Shetty, Vijaypat Singhania, Asha Bhonsale and more. The book is an invaluable source of rare and unusual recipes from 27 top of the line super achievers.
Rashmi Uday Singh's Chicken cookbook
A comprehensive and in depth cookbook encompassing everything you always wanted to know about chicken. From how to buy, cut, store to useful and usable tips and recipes ranging from "Tandoori" "hassle-free" "healthy" to "party cooking".A must buy for every chicken-lover.
Around the world in 80 plates
This path breaking book published by the Times of India and India Book House won the "Oscar of Food Awards" "The World Gourmand Award 2005" and also Worlds "The best of the best" vegetarian cookbook in the past twelve years. It brings together the treasured recipes of eighty celebrated chefs and hotels worldwide. From Chicago to London, from New York to Sydney, contributing chefs include Charlie Trotter, Anton Mossiman, Marcus Samuelson and Tetsuya Wakuda, among others. The book provides a combination of adroitly assembled menus and individual recipes. Beautifully illustrated, it delivers both armchair excitement and superb kitchen instructions, offering readers the best of the world on a plate.
A Vegetarian in Paris
Just published…the worlds first ultimate vegetarian guide to Paris. Paris, the world's gourmet capital, a dream for omnivores – and a nightmare for vegetarians. Or is it? In this path-breaking book, one of India's most intrepid foodies, Rashmi Uday Singh, shoots all the clichés, eats her way through Paris and nails a vegetarian side to it that's as dazzling as it is delicious. From cheap and cheerful to French gastronomique – multiple surprises show up in over 500 multi-cuisine restaurants, foodshops, cooking classes, bakeries, chocolatiers and more. Fabulous vegan restaurants, a vegan bed-and-breakfast, vegan tours... The world's first vegetarian guide to the discerning herbivore, the book is also a wonderful complement to those who enjoy their meat with a plate of potatoes – this landmark book helps you decide how to eat vegetarian well. Singh's years of research have resulted in a comprehensive, all colour and ultimate reference guide to the world's favourite destination for fine food. France's Leading Food Critic - Simon says "When I met Rashmi Uday Singh in Paris, at the Café les Editeurs, I was surprised by this innocent optimism about writing a whole guide on vegetarian places in Paris. It was such a big work! I was so amazed by her courage that I told her to hurry up and do it! But Rashmi had already taken her decision, and she was already on the run. A few months later, we met again at Le Marché Saint-Germain, and to my immense surprise, she had the guide in her hands! I read it and I have just one word for her: Respect Bravo!!!... François Simon"
The Good Food Academy
"Rashmi Uday Singh's Good Food Academy", launched on 10th April 2001, is the first of its kind and is not just for the complete novice but also for the experienced enthusiast. It's faculty includes star chefs…each one a maestro in his right, qualified instructors from catering colleges, cookbook, authors and more. Each and every session is planned carefully and structured to include practical demonstrations and explanations of techniques and methods. A detailed tasting and also a detailed "Good Food kit" to take home includes a gold mine of useful information and goodies to use in the kitchen.
The Good Food Gallerie
Showcased the finest talent and home made products of the city. It offers foodie services (photo cakes, chocolate bouquets etc) and many a tasting ceremony and launch was conducted here.This was located in "Pyramid" at "Crossroads" and has been temporarily closed.
The Good Food Sunshine Workshops
The first of it's kind, concerted, systematic and effective endeavour to empower women to become self-sufficient in the field of food, was launched. A series of totally free workshops have been structured and these are in great demand. They are held regularly and funded by Rashmi, as this is her expression of gratitude to God and society for all the good times she is having. It is planned to take them to different cities too. The workshops are completely free and available to anyone who phones in.
Columns in newspapers
A food writer by passion and profession, Rashmi writes weekly food columns in the "Times of India's" Bombay Times" and "The Chennai times " She did just concluded a 12 year series of a weekly national column on health for "The Indian Express".
Publications
• India Today Spice
• India Today Travel Plus
• Time N Style
• Vogue
• Hello
• Harpers Bazaar
• Femina ( former Consulting editor ...food)
• Robb Report
• Conde Nast NOT WRITTEN YET
• Business Traveller (Column)
• Food and Wine
• L'Officiel
• Wine and Dine (Singapore)
• Namaskar
• Free and Easy
• Business Today
• Jade
• Aha Zindagi
Dailies
• Indian Express...a weekly health column for 15 years
• Hindu...weekly food column for seven years
• Chennai Times...fortnightly food column
• Bombay Times...weekly food column
• DNA
Awards and Honours
• WORLD GOURMAND AWARD. 1995 FOR " Around the World in 80 Plates" Best in the World (Vegetarian Cookbook Category)
• WORLD GOURMAND ..."BEST OF THE BEST" AWARD )BEST VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK IN THE PAST 12 YEARS) Around the
World in 80 Plates. (Vegetarian Cookbook Category)
• Times Food Guide World Gourmand Awards Best Restaurant Guide in the World 2008-2009 (2nd place)
• Singapore Experience Awards 2009"Singapore Surprise" (Spice Magazine)
• Times Food Guide World Gourmand Awards Best Restaurant Guide in the World 2010-2011 (2nd Place)
• Atout France Best Media Personality Award 2010
• Great Woman Achiever's Award (Delhi) 2011
• Chairperson ( Indian subcontinent) of the London based "World's 50 Best" Restaurant Academy for past six years
• Consultant Editor for Femina Magazine for two years
• Chaine de Rotisseur 2010
• Jury Member World's Best Women Chef (France)
• Jury Member ET Now Foodie Awards (India)2011
• Contributing editor Miele Asia Food Guide since 2009
Educational qualifications
• BA (Eng lit hons) LSR Delhi University
• LLB Government Law College (Mumbai university)
• MAM (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai University)
• Journalism (Dip) Bombay School of Journalism (KC College)
• I.A.S (19977 batch)
