Our fifth guest is Ms. Susmitha, who is the Co-Founder of India's first Vegan restaurant, Carrot's restaurant.  She also hosts her own podcast series " The feel good factor".  In this episode we spoke about:- - Her journey into this culinary world. - Idea behind turning a vegan and what made her do it.  - Past vs Present vs future of Veganism - Food safety aspects pertaining to Vegan products and ingredients.  It's been a fantastic session with Ms. Susmitha, who spoke in-depth about how being a vegan turned her life a better way to live. If you like what you just heard, rat ..read more

Our fourth guest is Mr Lakshman, who is the Director and Founder of The Farmgate, one of the first kind of coffee blends made available in Chennai.  In this episode we spoke about:- - His journey into this world. - From where does he source his ingredients and beans - how is this blend different from others that we know of? - what are all the different blends? - how food safety can be one of the Unique Selling Propositions in food establishments - what are the food safety issues that he faced - How has he planned to expand The Farmgate It's been a fantastic session with Mr. Lakshman. As a ..read more

Our third guest is Mr. Mohamed Ali, who is the Director of Food Consulate and founder of Sahibs Biriyani, also the creator of the most popular Facebook and Orkut group Chennai Food Guide. Food Consulate is an academy for Students, Professionals, and entrepreneurs who wish to learn about the Baking Science and Pastry Arts. Sahibs Biryani operates as a cloud kitchen, typically delivering and allowing takeaways for wedding style Biryani in and around Chennai. In this episode we spoke about:- - His journey into this culinary world. - about the concept of Food consulate and Sahibs Biryani - how dif ..read more

In our second episode, we have Chef Shriram Rajendran, who is the founder of - The table, one of a kind concept of dessert in a jar, launched in 2015.  Initially, they were a virtual delivery outlet and then became available in 150 cafes and restaurants in Chennai. To date, they have sold about 8 lakhs dessert jars so far. Currently, their products are available here in Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Puducherry, and Kochi. We spoke about:- - His journey into this industry - How different is working in a high-end restaurant and owning a brand - The Table (Dessert in a jar) - How did he ex ..read more

To kickstart the new series #FSGgoesVocalforLocal, we have our first guest Ms. Mathangi, who is one of the few women in the Chennai city’s culinary space, to lead multiple restaurants like That Madras Place, The Summer House Eatery, Patina, and newly opened Salad bar in Phoenix, Per Se and now her new venture testimony, to her love for Noodles known as NoodL.  In this episode, we spoke about:- her journey as a restaurateur and as a chef, her new venture NooDL. what difficulties do women face in this industry what are the difficulties faced by the catering industry during this pande ..read more

Welcome back to the EP#8 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Mr. Sarath Babu Elumalai who discusses his initiative to start 'Hunger-Free' India and a lot more about how this pandemic has affected the food security crisis. Mr. Sarath Babu is an alumnus of BITS-Pilani and IIM-Ahmedabad.Mr. Sarath has received many awards and recognition, the most recent one CNN-IBN for Young Indian Leader. He's the CEO of Food King which delivers food to institutions and corporate companies. It operates from 5 locations and is one of the fastest-growing start-ups in the cateri ..read more

Welcome back to the EP#7 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Ms. Sonalika Rawat, who shares her expertise in Nutrition viewed through the lens of Food Safety. Ms. Sonalika Rawat is a Nutritionist and practicing it for the past 5 years. She has her own channel-  Notorious Nutritionist on Facebook and Instagram. Do follow their pages to know more. For more information please visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pavithra-krishna-prasad/message ..read more

Welcome back to the EP#6 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Ms. Swetha Rengasamy, who shares her journey as the Head Chef of one of Chennai's most popular restaurants.  Ms. Swetha Rengasamy is the Head chef of Mezze Madras (one of the first Meditteranean restaurants in Chennai) and Al kebab Co in Chennai. She has given an elaborate account of her journey.   Follow Mezze Madras @mezzemadras and Al Kebab co @alkebabco on Instagram. Do follow Swetha on Instagram @shwetella and her recipes on YouTube. She's a great inspiration for people wanting to co ..read more

Welcome back to Ep #4 of the collaboration series of Food safety Genie. This episode, we have Ms. Shainika Murthy, who explains the difference between Organic and Conventional food. Ms. Shainika Murthy is the co-founder of Prana, an all-organic restaurant in Bel Road, Bengaluru.  Do visit their website www.pranaorganicrestaurant.com as well as their Instagram page @Pranabelroad. For more details, visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pavithra-krishna-prasad/message ..read more

Welcome back to Ep #3 of the collaboration series of Food safety Genie. This episode we have Ms. Namrata Sunderasan explain about the  Mold on cheese and whether they are safe for consumption or no?  Ms. Namrata Sundaresan, who also happens to be my dear friend, a Masterchef, an artisanal cheesemaker, Partner-Kase Chennai&bengaluru and Food consultant.  Check out their page @Kasechennai both on Instagram and on Facebook. Do try their different cheese platter and varieties.  You can also visit my website for more info:- www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com. --- Send in a voice ..read more