LINKS
Chef Bloggers
The Internet lets creative artists share their work with a global audience. In the world of cooking, chef innovators in all types of cuisines are sharing new and legacy recipes through websites and social media pages. Listed below are a few websites that I learned from, and I salute their authors. Hopefully, they will inspire you also.
- Scratching Canvas – Rimli Dey – https://www.scratchingcanvas.com/
- Experiences of a Gastronomad – Maumita Ghosh – https://experiencesofagastronomad.com/
- Bong Eats – Saptarshi Chakraborty and Insiya Poonawala – https://www.bongeats.com/
- Debjanir Rannaghar – Debjani Chatterjee – https://kitchenofdebjani.com/
- Lost and Rare Recipes – Subhajit Bhattacharyya and Amit Ghosh Dastidar (YouTube) – https://www.youtube.com/@LostandRareRecipes
References
These articles added to the history of the culinary jewels presented with each recipe in the book.
- The Sikhs of Kolkata: A Dhaba’s Closure Reminds The City of Its Warm Bond With The Community, Chandrima Pal, Scroll: Food Corner, 2016, https://scroll.in/magazine/811857/the-sikhs-of-kolkata-a-dhabas-closure-reminds-the-city-of-its-warm-bond-with-the-community
- Exploring The Medicinally Important Secondary Metabolites Landscape Through The Lens Of Transcriptome Data In Fenugreek, Mahantesha Naika and others, 2022, Scientific Reports, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-17779-8
- Our Food Their Food: Overview of the Bengali Platter, Suvajit Halder, Food Cultures of Bengal, https://www.sahapedia.org/our-food-their-food-historical-overview-of-the-bengali-platter
- Cherries & Cream: The Baking & Confection Legacy of Bengal, Anirban Mitra and Gauri Basu, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, India, 2022. https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Anirban-Mitra/dp/B0BHJ24QPD
- Bengal’s Famous Widow Cuisine and Its Unique Specialties, Times of India, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/bengals-famous-widow-cuisine-and-its-unique-specialities/photostory/89616448.cms
- The Sad, Sexist Past of Bengali Cuisine, Mayukh Sen, July 2017, https://food52.com/blog/20010-the-sad-sexist-past-of-bengali-cuisine
- Stree Achaar, Renuka Debi Chowdhurani, Ananda Publishers. 2013. Concise English translation Pumpkin Flower Fritters by Sheila Lahiri-Choudhury, https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Fritters-Classic-Recipes-Bengali/dp/8178242362
- India’s Hardworking Women in Blue-Collar Jobs, Construction, Manufacturing, and Beyond, are Largely Invisible In Visual Media, EqualStock by Welspun, 2025, https://equalstockbywelspun.com/
- India’s Sundarbans: One Incredible Estuary – Parts 1 and 2, Mike Tuccinardi, Amazonas Magazine, 2015, https://www.amazonasmagazine.com/2015/02/18/indias-sundarbans-one-incredible-estuary-part-i
- Tiger-Charmers of the Sundarbans, Annu Jalais, The India Forum, 2023, https://www.theindiaforum.in/culture/tiger-charmers-sundarbans
- How to Make Clarified Butter: Clarify Butter in 2 Easy Steps With Chef Thomas Keller, MasterClass, 2025, https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-clarified-butter-clarify-butter-in-2-easy-steps
- Toong On Church (Chinese Temple) & Nanking Restaurant, Blackburn Lane, Deepanjan Ghosh, The Concrete Paparazzi, https://double-dolphin.blogspot.com/2015/09/toong-on-church-chinese-temple-nanking-restaurant-calcutta-kolkata.html
- Calcutta Cookbook: A Treasury of Recipes From Pavement to Palace, Meenakshi Das Gupta, Bunny Gupta and Jaya Chaliha, 2000, Penguin India, https://books.google.com/books?id=btECzLTe6kMC&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Wajid Ali Shah and the Birth of Awadhi Cuisine in Bengal, Nilofer Sen, October 2021, https://www.goya.in/blog/wjid-ali-shah-and-the-birth-of-awadhi-cuisine-in-bengal
- A Cuisine Born Through the Whims of a King, Sharanya Deepak, 2021, Museum of Art & Photography, https://map-india.org/a-cuisine-born-through-the-whims-of-a-king/
- The Rezala Route, From History to Plate, Tarana Husain Khan, October 2023, https://www.goya.in/blog/the-rezala-route-from-history-to-plate