Background
Anjum Anand, grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris, and Madrid.
Anjum Anand, grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris, and Madrid.
She has worked in the kitchens of hotel restaurants including at Café Spice in New York, as a waitress in Park Royal Hotel in New Delhi, and for Tommy Tang at Mondrian Hotel in Los Los Angeles Her perspective on adapting healthy meals from a traditionally rich Indian diet came from personal experience of weight problems while growing up. Her diet consists of varied traditional dishes, recreated with wholesome ingredients and limited oil.
At age 25 her first book Indian Every Day: Light Healthy Indian Food was published.
Anand became a regular guest on UKTV Food"s Great Food Live from 2004 to 2007, and featured in the British Broadcasting Corporation Two series Indian Food Made Easy broadcast in 2007. Her accent and flirtatious manner have led to her being dubbed "the Nigella Lawson of Indian cuisine in Britain".
Reacting to descriptions of herself as "television"s tastiest chef", she finds it "preposterous". She has been a regular contributor to The Times Online food pages since 2007.
She has acted as consultant chef to Birds Eye brand to develop a range of healthy Indian ready meals.
In September 2008 Anand published her third recipe book Anjum"s New Indian, followed by a new British Broadcasting Corporation television series in November. In mid-2011, she launched the brand The Spice Tailor having seven authentic Indian sauces, specially developed to deliver restaurant quality dishes that enable consumers to fill a gap in the market for those who enjoy fine Indian food
In addition to England, Anand also owns family homes in both Delhi and Calcutta.