About the Author

Chitrita Banerji grew up in Calcutta, received her master's degree from Harvard University, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She spent many years as a journalist, editor and translator. Her other books include Bengali Cooking: Seasons and Festivals and Life and Food in Bengal.

Reviews

"'A documentation of the rich, complex, multifaceted world of Bengali cuisine, which is at once sensuous, scientific, artistic and esoteric' - Statesman 'At once a rich, sensuous experience of tastes, colour and fragrances; an intensely personal memoir; historical documentation; and social critique' - Hindu"