Michael Swamy

Food Critic & Feature Writer for magazines and periodicals such as Jetwings & Jetlite (Jet Airways In-flight Magazine), Liquid Magazine (Spenta), Asian Photography, Publishing Houses like Westland & Tranquebar, Wilco & Rupa. Main writer on food and lifestyles for IDIVA and Yahoo Lifestyles.

Cookbooks The East Indian Kitchen, books for Michelin star chef Vikas Khanna. Amritsar A Chefs Journey / Savour Mumbai / Epic. Books for Morphy Richards rice cooker cooking / Co-written ‘Cuisines of the Immigrant population in New York’ / books for Morphy Richards and Daewoo electronics on microwave cooking. Kelloggs breakfast book.

TV : Worked with Virleo Productions making educational documentary. Australian Broadcast TV, Discovery Channel. TV product promotion for Prestige Dupont cookers. Aamchi Saare Khavaye. Headed the food team for Masterchef India Season I and II. Recently directed a food show for Yahoo featuring Chef Vikas Khanna. Handled TLC show of Ravinder Bhogal, Twist of Taste for Fox Traveller.

Food Stylist Art Directing and Propping on a set both for still and video formats. Kellogg’s / Badshah Masala / Westin Electronics / Sula Wines / Marriott Hotels / Renaissance Hotel / The Lalit / The Hyatt /

Chef trained under Michelin Star Chefs, Andrew Males, Mathew Hardy, Claire Clark and Julie. Pastry Chef 'Chef Fillip Tibos' at the Cordon Bleu London School. Taj Group of Hotels (Mumbai), Bombay Brasserie (London), Kuwait Airways (Kuwait), Consulted with the British High Commission Mumbai… Has cooked & Served several personalities like Sir G.K. Noon, Sir Andrew Pagewood , Prince Charles, Indian Ambassador UK 1995.

Awards Top 50 Chefs in India 2012 Indian Chefs Association, The Gourmand Award Paris 2012 for Best Indian Cookbook (The East Indian Kitchen).