OUR STORY
I racked this old noggin of mine to paint you an accurate and compelling story of who I am and HOW who I am breathes life into this “brand” Masala Merrynade.
But real talk? I’m not (yet) a brand; I’m one person making this story up as I go along, trying to figure who I am and how I want my story’s plot to thicken.
What I can share with certainty is this: I love cooking, I love creating, and I love sharing my food and food stories with people both on and offline.
In the grand scheme of my lifespan, I’m a relatively newly minted vegan (I guess you could say I’m in my terrible/terrific two’s now), although certainly not new to the world of recipe development and food writing.
So I’ve taken my years of professional and personal experiences to reimagine my favorite Indian street foods, meals I grew up eating, and recipes I’ve published. This reimagination is happening by me plant-basing it all up. Why? Because I figure, if I miss unda chicken kati rolls and paneer bhurji, not to mention biscuits and Nashville hot chicken (I’m an Odia gal who was born and bred in Nashville, y’all!) and the only place I can enjoy plant-based versions of these foods is in my kitchen, then surely, surely there are other people in NYC and beyond who have the same hankering, no?
So that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing. I’m living out loud, putting myself out there, sharing my cooking, my creations with both my local and broader community. Not doing so just didn’t make sense to me anymore.
So… story to be continued and updated as it unfolds!
