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Synonymous with Good Food for the past two decades,author of 16 books, Rashmi Uday Singh's " Around the World in 80 Plates" won the prestigious "World Gourmand Cookbook Award", but it is for her extraordinarily popular Good Food Guide that she is most celebrated. The first-of-its-kind handy insiders guide to good food established Singh, (who trained with the BBC,) as the nation's most clued-in commentariat on all things edible. Having studied law and management, she worked with the prestigious Indian Revenue Service, which she quit after fifteen years as Deputy Commissioner to follow her creative muse in newsprint and television.
Having written India's first ever City Restaurant guide tracked the food scene through her sixteen books, and national weekly columns in newspapers for over two decades, she now runs the highly esteemed "Good Food Academy". Millions of readers loyally follow her weekly food columns for The Times of India ; she is also consulting editor of food for Femina.
In addition to serving as Chairperson, Central Asia Region for London's "The World's Best 50 Restaurants Academy", Singh has represented India in international seminars and discussions. Having completed a yearlong successful T.V series " Health Today", her Food and travel show "Foodie Fundas with Rashmi" has just finished telecast on the premier channel "Headlines Today"
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 Hindu" in Chennai. She also writes a weekly
national column on health for "The Indian Express".
The Good Food Guides
Rashmi wrote the Mumbai editions of "The Good Food Guide
" at a time when no such book existed, in 1997. The guide
received rave reviews and has been 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 latest to hit the
stands is her Good Food Guide 2003, to the "Best of Mumbai"
sponsored by Heinz. It is the Bible for food lovers in Mumbai.
Restaurants, caterers, dessert - makers, cooking class experts,
food shops and more. The restaurant guide to Pune received similar
reviews and was completely sold out.
Mumbai By Night
Yet another first-time-ever book, which was launched, end January
2003 and has already hit the best-seller list. It reviews the
city's nightspots ranging from the glamorous to the grotty,
party halls, paan wallas, juice and ice cream centres and late
night eating. A chapter on Dance bars and mujrawallis is yet
another highlight.
The Celebrity Cookbook
"The Oberoi Penguin celebrity 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.
Real Good Food Chicken Cook Book
"This inspirational handbook contains everything you wanted to know
about chicken. From buying it, storing it, cutting it...an exciting range
of over 200 recipes, which complement the delicious and universally popular
taste of chicken to the full. Talented chefs, cookbook authors and experts
from across the country share recipes ranging from traditional to contemporary.
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
Showcases the finest talent and homemade products of the
city. It offers foodie services (photo cakes, chocolate bouquets
etc) and many a tasting ceremony and launch is conducted here.
The Good Food Sunshine Workshops
The first of its 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.
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