About

I cook because I like to eat well, and feed my family and friends. To me food goes beyond just providing sustenance. It is a binder of most social fabrics, the ultimate icebreaker, and on a more serious level that can make or break countries.

In normal life I sit in front of a monitor doing research, analysis, and writing; and sometimes daydreaming of my 12-seat 4-table restaurant which I know will never happen. In previous careers, for nearly two decades I worked in the media and education industry as a curriculum developer, photo editor, photographer, writer, reporter, researcher, librarian, coordinator,  etc..

I started cooking at 15, after my mother gave me the best advice ever – “learn to feed yourself.” Since then, over the last 30+ years I have spent considerable time in home and professional kitchens, and culinary schools trying to learn food and culture, and how they unite people.

Over the years I have ventured out of my home kitchen to work as a guest chef, handled food and beverage operations for small to very large events, designed and conducted restaurant tours, designed menus for events and catered for them, kept books, cooked for lot of friends, and can wash dishes in water at scalding temperatures. Except…. make a living out of it.

I draw my inspirations from the countries, regions and cultures I have lived in and experienced. My food is mainly focused on South Asian (my ethnic heritage), American (my home), Peruvian and Guatemalan (where I have lived and attended culinary school) cuisines. On a good day or bad day.. sometimes all four cross paths. I grew up in E. Africa and ugali ranks high in my list of comfort foods.

Over the years, for a thousand reasons I have fallen behind my commitment to blog on a consistent basis. Some day in the near future I will try to honor that commitment.

Thanks for visiting my blog….

19 thoughts on “About”

  1. You handsome dawg, you! Great recipe — I’ll make Shoy put these on the Traeger soon.
    Thanks, Terri

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  2. Welcome to blogging. I have a feeling you’ll be very popular! I’m going to put you on my blog list, just so I can see what you’re cooking.

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  3. Thank you for putting my blog on your list and the encouragement! About your query for the grill, I was cooking at my friends place for a dinner party. Those are aluminum foil grill sheets for keeping the grill clean. If you are based in the US, you can buy them at the big-box stores.

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  4. Oh My goodness… This is amazing Sebastian!!! My mouth is literally watering reading this and the photos are scrumptious! Oh… I miss tasting your food. Please come visit me in Miami!!

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  5. Hi, haven’t tried your recipes yet but was very excited to come across the site. Your photographs are amazing, site design is beautiful and the food presentation incredible.
    Liked your about page too, since I love photography *and* indian food, the latter because I’m Indian (Goa) although born and grew up in Dubai, which you happen to have visited frequently.
    Best of luck with the site, I’ll be back for sure.

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  6. hey sebastian,
    Can you come and teach my hubby to cook the mallu dishes please?? Love you blog and you are lucky you have an adventurous wife as well 🙂

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  7. Hi Sebastian, Stumbled on to this blog from another food blog. The pictures were amazing, so went through the whole blog – now I got it – you are a photographer! Really the pictures are stunning. Will have to try some of the recipes now.

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  8. Hi Sebastian

    I came across your blog ages ago. It is lovely! Sorry to see that you haven’t been able to keep it updated – you have such a flair for photography and writing.

    Simi

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    1. Hi Simi… thanks for writing. I know I have fallen off the cliff. I do plan to revive my blog.. in 2012. Have some dishes I have concocted that I would like to put up.
      Regards
      Sebastian

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    1. Hi Amrita…. I am glad you like my blog. Thank you 🙂 I have to try out the lamb fritters on your site.

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  10. Wow it truly looks like you’ve traveled all over! Amazing photos by the way of the fish market and Bangkok! My boyfriend and I are currently planning a 2 year backpacking trip through Europe and Asia (while continuing to run my food blog and start a travel blog – acoupletravelers.com). We are hoping to spend a month in India – so if you have any tips/advice it would be greatly appreciated!

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  11. Thank you!! I just realized that links to my photography from this page are dead. need to relink again. you travel plan sounds exciting. Planning to India would depend on two things – where you going and the time of the year you are going. If you have an idea of these let me know..

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  12. I just randomly visited this site, because my name is “Inji” didnt know that it means Ginger in Malayalam Lol.. oh btw, I really love to cook, and this site is for me! HAHA thanks!

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