Neelma Patel
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Interests | ABOUT ME My background is a melting pot of cultures, cuisines and countries. Indian by family, American by citizenship and African by birthright is my entire being. Other people like me and the flavors they brought into my life diversely influenced my upbringing. I have lived in 3 countries rich in history, diverse in demographics, and abundant in ingredients - because of this I have always had access to knowledgeable aunties, tools at hand and ingredients, which I incorporate into my sweet and savory recipes. Love for cooking and baking started at the age of 13 with my grandmother’s visit, skills were later enhanced by my foodie mother and techniques continued to bloom by my profession. After a successful and lucrative sales career in banking, I revisited my childhood and got reintroduced to my love of food making while raising my own family. I have worked in the food service industry since then in various capacities; as a dishwasher, server, professional cook, baker, caterer, food writer, food entrepreneur, pastry chef and currently as a culinary instructor. ABOUT MY CLASSES My cooking classes are a one-of-a-kind, direct-service, and community-based program. Each class includes information on skills and techniques, history and culture of the cuisine, hands-on cooking/demonstrations and tastings of recipes from around the world that can be recreated easily at home. Come cook along with me. When I’m not teaching my dishes online from my home base, you will find me on my other social media handles. |
| Favorite books | Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Mansfield Park, The Secret Garden |