Excited to introduce you today (although she needs no introduction in the food photography circles) to Dyutima Jha, the energetic, positive, and professional woman behind the My Food Lens podcast. Dyutima was born and raised by a schoolteacher mother (who also happened to be a radically experimental and wonderful cook) and a neurologist father. Because her father was in the military, Dyutima and her sister moved every 3 years to a different part of India.

Today, with her words and stories, Dyutima takes us on a tour through many of the varied landscapes and historical cities of India. More significantly, she takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of a bold, brave life, including a massively successful career as a medical architect, choosing love for her childhood sweetheart over everything, and the surprising choice to start a new career in food photography.

Highlights

"What would you like to eat?" + "We went for two weeks, we ate for 2 years!"

Dyutima's meaningful recent tour around India, visiting family

A beautiful memory of Dyutima's mother feeding her this dish by hand

Cooking with mustard oil

"Don't give up!" - making the perfect mustard sauce

The incredible diversity of her mother's cooking (+ her scootering skills)!

Dyutima's first taste of coleslaw

Moving every 3 years in India

A brief history of the city of Patna in the state of Bahir

Dyutima's childhood sweetheart

An amazing, healing career in healthcare architecture

"As the flight took off, I had tears rolling down..." - why she did it anyway

"I'm not a person who likes regrets" - pursuing food photography

Listen to Dyutima Now

Dyutima's Storied Recipe: Shorshe Mach (Mustard Fish Curry)

https://thestoriedrecipe.com/shorshe-mach/

How To Contact Dyutima Jha

Instagram: @dyutima_myfoodlens

Facebook: My Food Lens

Pinterest: @dyutima_myfoodlens

Apple Podcasts: My Food Lens

Website: www.myfoodlens.com

Places That Dyutima Mentions

Connaught Place

City of Patna

Le Corbusier architecture in India

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