~ Indian Cookbooks by Suneeta Vaswani ~
Born in Bombay, India, Suneeta Vaswani emigrated to
the U. S. in 1977. Concurrent with the move, Suneeta shifted her areas of interests from
teaching Bonsai and Ikebana to teaching Indian cuisine. Suneeta is active on the Houston
culinary scene and has a wide range of teaching experience. She has been featured in
several prestigious publications, is a member of International Association of Culinary
Professionals (IACP) and the Houston Culinary Guild, and is recognized as the leading
Houston authority on Indian cuisine. Her first cookbook ‘Easy Indian Cooking’
was published in early 2004. Highlights of her work are summarized below:
Teaching Experience
- Ongoing series of cooking classes at
home since 1978
- Cooking Schools in Texas, California,
Oregon, Ohio, Minnesota and New Zealand
- The Methodist Hospital Institute of
Preventive Medicine, 1982-1989 (The Institute discontinued the program in 1989)
- Demonstration classes at stores such
as Neiman-Marcus, Marshall Fields, Foley’s, and Finger Furniture
- Houston and Cleveland, Ohio TV
Featured Articles in Publications
- Bon Appetit
- Domain (Texas Monthly Supplement)
- Houston Chronicle
- Houston Post
- Houston Home and Garden
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston Cookbook
- “Gulf Coast Cooking”
Cookbook by Virginia Elverson
- The Washington Post
- Fine Cooking Magazine
Other Experience
- Owner of a food business,
Suneeta’s Indian Cuisine, that develops and markets specialty Indian food products
directly and through select gourmet outlets.
- Active Member of Houston Culinary
Guild since 1982
- President of Houston Culinary Guild
1987-88
- Member of International Association
of Culinary Professionals (IACP)
- Delivered Two-part talk on the
“Food Traditions of India” at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Developed menu and acted as
consultant for Gala Dinner organized by the Institute of International Education in
conjunction with its 21st Festival of Nations honoring India on its 50th Anniversary of
Independence (September 1997)
- Speaker at Rice University course on
India
- Consultant to Fiesta Markets to
develop a line of ready-to-eat Indian foods
- Organized dinner for India Culture
Center’s 1991 Benefit Program
- Organized dinner for Asia
Society’s 1993 and 1996 Benefit Programs, Food Consultant for Asia Society’s
Annual Galas
- Trained chefs of A Movable Feast, a
health food vegetarian restaurant to cook light Indian dishes
- Member of Advisory Board of Asia
Society. Also served on Advisory Board of Houston Symphony
- Served as grants panelist for
Cultural Arts Council of Houston
- Plans and conducts India tours with
focus on cuisine and historical sites.
Background
on Indian Cuisine to help you choose a book
Indian
Cooking techniques for background information
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