by Bindu Gopal Rao | Aug 2, 2026
(Aug 2, 2026) Rooted in the flavours and stories of India and the South Asian diaspora, Chef Aarthi Sampath’s New York restaurant, Drāvida, celebrates culinary traditions shaped by migration across India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Guyana, Trinidad and beyond,...
by Charu Thakur | Jun 21, 2022
(June 21, 2022) Until a few years ago, Indian chefs were belting out stunning plates of modern Indian food in some of the most popular restaurants in the West, but for US-based chef Aarthi Sampath that term “means nothing” as she says the focus has now...