On today’s episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja chats with chef & restaurateur Sandesh Reddy, who has come a long way from his disastrous first attempt at baking that he tells Pooja about. Now, he runs 10 brands at a whopping 100 locations across Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Find out more about their 2020 experiences, five-year plans, and how Sandesh went from an engineering student to ace restaurateur.

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Today on NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to one of her dearest friends; fashion designer Masaba Gupta. A fellow entrepreneur, she has built a fashion house from the ground up, starting her journey at the age of 19. Masaba opens up about her childhood, and how she failed at fashion school. From collaborating with various Indian and international labels to being featured on Forbes India 30 Under 30, let’s see how she stays true to her own stylistic identity, while managing to be one of the most sought after designers. 

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On today’s episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja is in conversation with Gadhadar Reddy, an inventor, entrepreneur and visionary, whose goal in life is to make the human race a species that voyages through the cosmos. He talks to her about looking skyward at an early age, and since then, how he has worked on creating carbon nanotubes to make spacecrafts lighter, safer and more affordable. His dream is to set foot on Mars, and so, naturally, Pooja asked him if he would take a macaron to the Red Planet with him!

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On this episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to brothers Joseph Radhik and Joshua Karthik; the reigning kings of wedding photography in India. From Virat-Anushka, Nick and Priyanka to weddings in exotic locations across 5 continents; these award-winning photographers have covered it all. Find out how they bring the art of photography and business together, to create memories forever.

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One morning, as she was reading her newspaper, Upasana Makati wondered, “What do the visually impaired start their day with?”   This thought led her to create White Print, India’s first magazine in braille for the visually impaired. Earlier this year, Upasana sat down with Pooja to talk about the struggles of being an entrepreneur, convincing people to believe in your dream and what she learned from working with the visually impaired.    —    You can now buy Le15’s Cafe Cookbook at shop.le15.com. You can follow Upasana at @Upasana_M and Pooja at @poojadhingra.   For more information, go to le15.com.   The theme music is Rhythm Maker by Haiku This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at maedinindia.in.

When you invest in early stage startups, 90% of your portfolio is going to fail.    And yet, Sanket Parekh has made a name for himself as a venture capitalist and founder of Miami-based Secocha Ventures. A couple of months ago, Sanket and Pooja sat down to discuss why he invests in the companies he does, his work-life balance philosophy and their emotional working relationship.    —    You can now buy Le15’s Cafe Cookbook at shop.le15.com. You can follow Sanket at @SanketSParekh and Pooja at @poojadhingra.   For more information, go to le15.com.   The theme music is Rhythm Maker by Haiku This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at maedinindia.in

 

• Take some Income Tax Raids
• Stir in a newspaper column for 20 years
• Add 1 answering machine
• Sprinkle some blind dates
• Pepper in 39 books
• Serve with barbeque chaas on the side

On the season finale of NoSugarCoat, Pooja chats to India’s most popular food critic, Rashmi Uday Singh. She talks about how she moved from writing quasi-judicial orders to writing about food, creating the first restaurant guide in India and how to use Instagram correctly.

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You can follow Rashmi at @rashmiudaysingh and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

 

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• 4 acres of farmland
• 1 wholesome roast chicken
• A job at the world’s best restaurant
• Add one super secret love story
• Some “seal the deal” pasta
• Trail attempts to make a dosa
• And 1 book of family recipes

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja calls up cookbook author and home cook Nadine Redzepi in Denmark. They talk about her relationship with food, her work at Noma and her brand new book, Downtime: Deliciousness at Home.

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You can follow Nadine at @nadinelevyredzepi and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

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• 1 “super simple” lobster and avocado salad
• 100 kilos of peeled walnuts
• A zero-waste kitchen
• A hint of wild lavender
• A whole bunch of sea buckthorn
• 1 purple sweet potato & coffee sorbet
• Mix in nostalgia for Kashmiri home-cooking
• Serve with some collard greens on the side

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja chats with Chef Prateek Sadhu. Originally from Kashmir, he trained at CIA and has worked in restaurants across the US. After spending time in Noma in Copenhagen, he returned to India and is currently the chef at Masque in Mumbai.

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You can follow Prateek at @prateeksadhu and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

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• Take 1 Chicago chef
• 1 big leap of faith
• 9 months of struggle
• 1 aggressive fishmonger
• Some CrossFit
• A night that shall not be talked about
• And multiple picklebacks!

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to her friend and chef Kelvin Cheung. Raised and trained in the US, Kelvin moved to India 6 years ago to run Ellipsis and is currently the chef at Bastian in Mumbai.

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You can follow Kelvin at @chefkelvincheung and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

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This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com