ABOUT THIS COOK:

Born and raised in New York City, this acclaimed actress and award winning filmmaker made her start as a vegetarian chef and designed pastries for LUMA one of the first vegan gourmet restaurant in New York. She got her sea legs at 20 years old when she was requested by His Holiness Srila Ramesvara to be his personal chef after he encountered a birthday meal she had prepared for him.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  fried grasshopper

• What do you cook when home alone?
  what ever I feel like eating

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  blender

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  7