Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your ingredients lined up for you.

I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other.

I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction.

India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.

From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.

I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.

I work out all the time! I don't just sit around and eat burgers whenever I want. Oh, if I could I probably would, but I don't.