About Monica
Contact
- Email Address: monica@monicabhide.com
- Website: www.monicabhide.com
Who is Monica Bhide?
Monica Bhide is a culinary cultivator, explorer and teacher – as well as her family’s resident chef. When it comes to food, she’s just as curious about the how and the why things are made as the influences that different cultures have in today’s kitchen.
A storyteller at heart, Monica combines her love of family, friends and food – along with personal anecdotes highlighted by her Indian heritage – to help people add an exotic, unexpected and most-welcome new element into their lives.
She’s the author of three cookbooks – “The Spice is Right: Easy Indian Cooking for Today”; “The Everything India Cookbook;” and “Modern Spice” (Simon & Schuster, 2009). Modern Spice was also customized for the Indian market and published in India by Random House.
Additionally, she has been published in national and international publications including The New York Times; Food & Wine; Cooking Light; Bon Appetit; Saveur; Parents; Prevention; Health; SELF; several “Best Food Writing” anthologies; and is a frequent contributor to NPR’s “Kitchen Window.”
Monica was the recipient of the Susan B. Langhorne Scholarship for Food Writers at the Symposium for Professional Food Writers in 2004 and the runner up for the 2005 and 2010 award. She won the full Greenbrier Scholarship in 2011.
Monica has done recipe development for the AARP, Health, SELF, MORE, Parents and many other magazines. She has also judged the Greenbrier food writers’ scholarships. In 2010, she was asked to be a cookbook judge for the James Beard Awards.
Monica truly embraces the spice of life. Her mantra is to eat locally but cook globally. Enjoy tradition but search out change. Respect technique while adding a playful twist. And enjoy every opportunity to connect with family and friends through good food.
You can learn more about Monica, find easy-to-use tools – such as her iSPICE app, as well as delicious recipes on her blog, A Life of Spice.. Information on her press and awards can be found here.
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I agree that tradition is wonderful but welcoming change is just as important. I, too, don’t think we should be a total slave to technique. Cooking is an art.
Loved the Introduction to your new book
Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen, & your zany interpretations of classic recipes!
Hi Monica
I’m enjoying having a look at your website and getting some ideas etc…
I love using various spices in my own cooking and have just started my own blog to share some of what I do with the World and as I look around I am aware that cooking is a passion rather than a necessity for a huge number of people – probably more popular than any sports.
Keep up the good promotion of your style of cooking.
I will be back.
Regards
Stuart http://www.blandtobeaut.com
Hi Monica
Love your website and your obvious passion for food – and the use of spice.
I will be back.
Hi Monica – My first visit to your website … just want to say spice is always nice and I love visiting those websites that focus on that theme! A truly beautiful site!
Hi Monica ….what a cheerful and inviting website you have. cOngratulations and wish you handis of success
Mona VIjaykar.
Hi Monica,
I really agree with other your funs.your this work is create a awesome work in all over the world.and i also chriesh your writing food skills to read each single person.i would be delighted you having a good art .I ‘m also recently came here from india.love you to much when i heve look your site.wonderful.
congraulation………….
Hi Monica,
I just wanted to congratulate you for your awesome blog, I read your article about cardamom (my favorite spice) and loved it.
I’m a cardamom producer myself, from a not so popular origin (Colombia) and I’ve trying to come up with variations on latin cousine using cardamom, what you think about the match.
Thanks so much for your wonderful blog
Hi Monica,
Today i have seen your all funs comments about your new book which is really one of the best Indian cusine food.I just wanted to you congratulation regarding your new book.
I love you so much you having a good talent and obvious work for food.I can also like a cardamom spice.
keep it up.