COOKING UP CHANGE
first met Chef Sarah Todd when I hosted a chefs round table. Already hassled by the fact that it was going to be recorded (this was a few years ago, when everything was not automatically captured on video like it is these days), I was a little anxious about being in a room with so much star power. When Sarah walked in, the private dining space at By the Mekong at the St Regis Mumbai lit up. Her wide, open smile did not falter while we went through the tedious motions of having body mikes put on us, and through countless takes to set volume levels. She was down to earth, and absolutely friendly with everyone who asked for autographs, something I saw again when she was on a panel I moderated at the Times Travel Fair, where college students and food enthusiasts alike surrounded her in a way that would have had a Bollywood star screaming for security. She has also wined and dined me at The Wine Rack in Mumbai, where
