Our fifth guest is Ms. Susmitha, who is the Co-Founder of India's first Vegan restaurant, Carrot's restaurant.
She also hosts her own podcast series " The feel good factor".
In this episode we spoke about:-
- Her journey into this culinary world.
- Idea behind turning a vegan and what made her do it.
- Past vs Present vs future of Veganism
- Food safety aspects pertaining to Vegan products and ingredients.
It's been a fantastic session with Ms. Susmitha, who spoke in-depth about how being a vegan turned her life a better way to live.
If you like what you just heard, rate, review, and subscribe to your preferred podcast listening platform (Google, Spotify, Pitcher, Apple). If you would want to know more, please do visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and do subscribe to get more updates or send me an email via fsg@pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
I am Pavithra and a Food Safety Specialist, from Chennai. I create awareness about the importance of Food Safety via various social media platforms. I am an amateur Podcaster, but I do love interacting with people on their culinary journey, and get inspired. :)
Our fourth guest is Mr Lakshman, who is the Director and Founder of The Farmgate, one of the first kind of coffee blends made available in Chennai.
In this episode we spoke about:-
- His journey into this world.
- From where does he source his ingredients and beans
- how is this blend different from others that we know of?
- what are all the different blends?
- how food safety can be one of the Unique Selling Propositions in food establishments
- what are the food safety issues that he faced
- How has he planned to expand The Farmgate
It's been a fantastic session with Mr. Lakshman. As a South Indian Filter Coffee Lover I sure did have a great fun chatting with him.
If you like what you just heard, rate, review, and subscribe to your preferred podcast listening platform (Google, Spotify, Pitcher, Apple). If you would want to know more, please do visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and do subscribe to get more updates or send me an email via fsg@pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
I am Pavithra and a Food Safety Specialist, from Chennai. I create awareness about the importance of Food Safety via various social media platforms. I am an amateur Podcaster, but I do love interacting with people on their culinary journey, and get inspired. :)
Our third guest is Mr. Mohamed Ali, who is the Director of Food Consulate and founder of Sahibs Biriyani, also the creator of the most popular Facebook and Orkut group Chennai Food Guide.
Food Consulate is an academy for Students, Professionals, and entrepreneurs who wish to learn about the Baking Science and Pastry Arts.
Sahibs Biryani operates as a cloud kitchen, typically delivering and allowing takeaways for wedding style Biryani in and around Chennai.
In this episode we spoke about:-
- His journey into this culinary world.
- about the concept of Food consulate and Sahibs Biryani
- how different is the biryani served at Sahibs
- what is the meat procuring process
- how food safety can be one of the Unique Selling Propositions in food establishments
- what are the food safety issues that he faced
- How has he planned to expand Sahibs Biryani
It's been a fantastic session with Mr. Ali, who spoke in-depth about the importance of having a sound food safety management system in any establishment.
If you like what you just heard, rate, review, and subscribe to your preferred podcast listening platform (Google, Spotify, Pitcher, Apple). If you would want to know more, please do visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and do subscribe to get more updates or send me an email via fsg@pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
I am Pavithra and a Food Safety Specialist, from Chennai. I create awareness about the importance of Food Safety via various social media platforms. I am an amateur Podcaster, but I do love interacting with people on their culinary journey, and get inspired. :)
In our second episode, we have Chef Shriram Rajendran, who is the founder of - The table, one of a kind concept of dessert in a jar, launched in 2015. Initially, they were a virtual delivery outlet and then became available in 150 cafes and restaurants in Chennai. To date, they have sold about 8 lakhs dessert jars so far. Currently, their products are available here in Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Puducherry, and Kochi.
We spoke about:-
- His journey into this industry
- How different is working in a high-end restaurant and owning a brand - The Table (Dessert in a jar)
- How did he execute dessert in a jar in a city like Chennai?
- How much effort and thoughts went into your labeling and branding?
- What are product-related food safety issues?
- A little bit about his book - The Table book of desserts.
- Future plans for the brand.
It was a sight to behold when I first set my eyes on their dessert jars and it's because of "The Table", I happened to taste the red velvet. Do try their jars and you can thank me later. :) You can find them on Instagram @tablemoments. You can order their jars from their website www. thetable.co.in.
If you like what you just heard, rate, or review and subscribe to your preferred podcast listening platform (Google and Apple). If you would want to know more, please do visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and do subscribe to get more updates or send me an email via fsg@pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
I am a Food Safety Specialist, from Chennai. I create more awareness about the importance of Food Safety via this podcast series and via YouTube. I am an amateur Podcaster, but I do love interacting with people on this culinary journey, and get inspired. :)
To kickstart the new series #FSGgoesVocalforLocal, we have our first guest Ms. Mathangi, who is one of the few women in the Chennai city’s culinary space, to lead multiple restaurants like That Madras Place, The Summer House Eatery, Patina, and newly opened Salad bar in Phoenix, Per Se and now her new venture testimony, to her love for Noodles known as NoodL.
In this episode, we spoke about:-
her journey as a restaurateur and as a chef,
her new venture NooDL.
what difficulties do women face in this industry
what are the difficulties faced by the catering industry during this pandemic
future trends in the catering industry
all about noodles.
A very heart-to-heart conversation with so much love for the food and how inspiring it is to be a #ladyboss. Do follow @NoodL.madras on Instagram and order your DIY noodle kits and you can thank me later. :)
If you like this new series #FSGgoesVocalforLocal, rate or review and subscribe to your preferred podcast listening platform (Google and Apple). If you would want to know more, please do visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and do subscribe to get more updates or send me an email via fsg@pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
I am a Food Safety Specialist, from Chennai. I create more awareness about the importance of Food Safety via this podcast series and via YouTube. I am an amateur Podcaster, but I do love interacting with people on this culinary journey, and get inspired. :)
Welcome back to the EP#8 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Mr. Sarath Babu Elumalai who discusses his initiative to start 'Hunger-Free' India and a lot more about how this pandemic has affected the food security crisis.
Mr. Sarath Babu is an alumnus of BITS-Pilani and IIM-Ahmedabad.Mr. Sarath has received many awards and recognition, the most recent one CNN-IBN for Young Indian Leader. He's the CEO of Food King which delivers food to institutions and corporate companies. It operates from 5 locations and is one of the fastest-growing start-ups in the catering space. As of 2018, Food King achieved a turnover of 1.2 million dollars. It is intentionally that i mention the company's financial worth in the end since Mr. Sharath Babu himself has prioritized social responsibility for financial returns. I first came to know of him in 2009 Lok Sabha Elections and ever since i have been following him and his good work through social media.
You can follow him on Facebook - FOOD KING Sarath Babu Elumalai.
Attaching his Wikipedia description for your reference- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarathbabu_Elumalai
For more information please visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
Welcome back to the EP#7 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Ms. Sonalika Rawat, who shares her expertise in Nutrition viewed through the lens of Food Safety.
Ms. Sonalika Rawat is a Nutritionist and practicing it for the past 5 years. She has her own channel- Notorious Nutritionist on Facebook and Instagram. Do follow their pages to know more.
For more information please visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
Welcome back to the EP#6 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Ms. Swetha Rengasamy, who shares her journey as the Head Chef of one of Chennai's most popular restaurants.
Ms. Swetha Rengasamy is the Head chef of Mezze Madras (one of the first Meditteranean restaurants in Chennai) and Al kebab Co in Chennai. She has given an elaborate account of her journey.
Follow Mezze Madras @mezzemadras and Al Kebab co @alkebabco on Instagram. Do follow Swetha on Instagram @shwetella and her recipes on YouTube. She's a great inspiration for people wanting to cook at home or otherwise.
For more details, you can visit my website: www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
Welcome back to the EP #5 of the Food Safety Genie Collaboration series. In this episode, we have Ms.Kirti Kumar, who shares her experience about starting her own brand and a lot more details that you need to know.
Ms. Kirti Kumar is a Graduate in Food Processing and a Certified Chocolatier. She started her own brand "Luxus" in 2017 and since then there's no looking back! Do visit their website www.luxuxcholates.com and their Instagram handles @luxuschocolates.
For more details, you can visit my website: www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
Welcome back to Ep #4 of the collaboration series of Food safety Genie. This episode, we have Ms. Shainika Murthy, who explains the difference between Organic and Conventional food.
Ms. Shainika Murthy is the co-founder of Prana, an all-organic restaurant in Bel Road, Bengaluru. Do visit their website www.pranaorganicrestaurant.com as well as their Instagram page @Pranabelroad.
For more details, visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
Welcome back to Ep #3 of the collaboration series of Food safety Genie. This episode we have Ms. Namrata Sunderasan explain about the Mold on cheese and whether they are safe for consumption or no?
Ms. Namrata Sundaresan, who also happens to be my dear friend, a Masterchef, an artisanal cheesemaker, Partner-Kase Chennai&bengaluru and Food consultant. Check out their page @Kasechennai both on Instagram and on Facebook. Do try their different cheese platter and varieties.
You can also visit my website for more info:- www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
Welcome back to the EP #2 -The collaboration series of Food Safety Genie. In this episode, my guest Dr. Usha Ravi, explains about Importance of Food Safety and various Food Poisoning bacterias involved.
Dr.Usha Ravi was the Head of the Department for Food Science and Management, MOP Vaishnava College for women (School Of Food Science And Management - M.O.P.Vaishnav College For Women). She's a renowned Food Scientist, Academician, and at present handles her brand Foodialogues through her website www.foodialogues.com, Facebook, and Instagram. Check Foodialogues for more Nutritious, authentic, and healthy recipes for every aspect of your life.
You can also visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
Welcome to the first EP #1 of the collaboration series of Food Safety Genie. This episode, we have Mr. Arun Kumar, who is one of the leading Food Safety consultants from Chennai, and a Trainer of Trainers for the FSSAI's FosTac - which is the training and certification program for the food handlers and supervisors.
In this Episode, Mr. Arun highlights the essential aspect of Hand Hygiene and why it is a basic etiquette that must be followed regularly.
You can connect with Mr. Arun Kumar on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-kumar-28200b38/, and his mail id is rarusarun@gmail.com.
Stay tuned! As Food Safety Genie has many exciting collaborations in the next episode!
For more details, you can visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com and follow me on Instagram - @foodsafetygenie
Welcome to EP #12 of Food Safety Genie.
For some people storing food in the refrigerator is the ultimate way to save themselves and the product from spoiling. No, that cannot be the ultimate way. Each product has its characteristics which must adhere. Head on this episode where Food Safety Genie will enumerate the fruits and vegetables, that need not to be stored in the refrigerator. You can visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com
Welcome to EP #11 of Food Safety Genie.
Our mind is so much conditioned to the fact that bright coloured food is always considered to be best in quality when compared to the lighter ones. Do you know how harmful these colours are if consumed beyond an acceptable limit? Head on to this episode where Food Safety Genie will explain in detail the right amount of colors that are acceptable and permissible. You can visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com for better understanding of the tabular column for colour limits.
Welcome to EP #10 of Food Safety Genie.
Certain products are not to be frozen; one such is the milk and milk products. To know why head on to this episode listen to Food Safety Genie explain the seven reasons as to why milk and milk products are not to be frozen. You can also visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com.
Welcome to episode #9 of Food Safety Genie. Listen to know how Personal Grooming and Hygiene can affect the food that we eat. What kind of food-poisoning bacteria can affect our health? Listen to know more.
You can visit www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com for detailed information and more publications.
Welcome to Episode #8 of Food safety Genie. Onions have more shelf life when compared to other vegetables when peeled it becomes more vulnerable and prone to immediate spoilage. Listen to know the tips for storage and prevent spoilage.
You can also visit www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com for more details.
Welcome to Episode #7 of Food Safety Genie. Have you noticed potatoes turning green? What are they? Are they harmful? Once peeling the green part of that potato, is it safe for consumption? Listen to know more.
You can visit www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com for detailed information and more publications.
Welcome to Episode #4. In this episode,
Have you ever had an experience of tasting oil that has gone stale or bitter? How about the oil that has turned black, what do you do with them? How many times do you re-use the same cooking oil? Food Safety Genie clears every query.
You can also visit my website www.pavithrakrishnaprasad.com to read more about the same.