Raghavan Iyer (1) (1961–2023)
Author of 660 Curries
For other authors named Raghavan Iyer, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Raghavan Iyer came to the United States in 1982, at the age of twenty-one. A chef, caterer, and cooking instructor based in Minneapolis, He is the owner of The Essence of Thyme, and also the cofounder of the Asian Culinary Arts Institutes.
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- Legal name
- Iyer, Raghavan Ramachandran
- Birthdate
- 1961-04-21
- Date of death
- 2023-03-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- India (birth)
USA - Birthplace
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Place of death
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
cancer, colorectal - Places of residence
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Mumbai, India
Marshall, Minnesota, USA
East Lansing, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Education
- Bombay University (BS|Chemistry)
Michigan State University (BA|Hospitality Management) - Occupations
- writer
consultant
chef
media spokesperson - Organizations
- Craftsy . com
Bon Appetit Management
Target's Archer Farms
PBS
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Reviews
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Food (1)
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- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 548
- Popularity
- #45,524
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 22
Want to impress your friends with only a potato? Then this book is for you!! I like that it doesn't just contain recipes, but a load of useful information about potatoes, such as the different kinds, use, purchase, and storage. Included throughout the book are high-quality color photographs of the finished products as well as photographs of step-by-step techinques. I love that above each recipe, Iyer tells the reader which region of the world it came from. This definitely kicks the plain old potato up a notch with a ton of inventive new ways to prepare them.… (more)