Monisha Bharadwaj is an award-winning chef, author and food historian. She was awarded 'Cookery Writer of the Year' by the Guild of Food Writers and her books have been shortlisted for awards, such as the Andre Simon Award, the Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards and the Jacob's Creek World Food Media Awards. She has written 15 books, including The Indian Cookery Course , which together have sold over half a million copies. Monisha runs her own successful Indian cookery school in London - Cooking With Monisha - teaches once at month at Divertimenti and has recently given demos at Borough Market. www.cookingwithmonisha.com @monibharadwaj (Twitter).