About Suneeta
Hello Suneeta!!!
I wanted to write and say how much I enjoyed your curry workshop last night at In Good Taste in Portland. It was FANTASTIC!! I have a much richer understanding of Indian spices, regional differences and cooking tecniquies. I am very excited to try more dishes at home. The historical information added a real richness to the class.
I would love to do a tour of India with one of your groups. If you are putting one together please email me about the details. Of course its hard to take alot of time off with my practice but I could probably swing 2-3 weeks and I have a sabbatical coming of 8 weeks. I am hoping to do some medical work in underserved countries with part of the time, but the remainder could be spent on a tour thru India. It sounds terrifc.
You other classes look good as well. I would love a class on a traditional indian meal start to finish.
Have a good trip to Eugene and return home to Texas safely.
Thank you very much. Sincerely,
—Lisa Thum
( former Houston resident)
 Born in Bombay, India, Suneeta Vaswani emigrated to the U. S. in 1977. Concurrent with the move, Suneeta shifted her areas of interests from teaching Bonsai and Ikebana to teaching Indian cuisine. Suneeta is active on the Houston culinary scene and has a wide range of teaching experience. She has been featured in several prestigious publications, is a member of International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and the Houston Culinary Guild, and is recognized as the leading Houston authority on Indian cuisine. Her first cookbook ‘Easy Indian Cooking’ was published in early 2004. Highlights of her work are summarized below:
Teaching Experience
- Ongoing series of cooking classes at home since 1978
- Cooking Schools in Texas, California, Oregon, Ohio, Minnesota and New Zealand
- The Methodist Hospital Institute of Preventive Medicine, 1982-1989 (The Institute discontinued the program in 1989)
- Demonstration classes at stores such as Neiman-Marcus, Marshall Fields, Foley’s, and Finger Furniture
- Houston and Cleveland, Ohio TV
Featured Articles in Publications
- Bon Appétit
- Domain (Texas Monthly Supplement)
- Houston Chronicle
- Houston Post
- Houston Home and Garden
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston Cookbook
- “Gulf Coast Cooking” Cookbook by Virginia Elverson
- The Washington Post
- Fine Cooking Magazine
Other Experience
- Owner of a food business, Suneeta’s Indian Cuisine, that develops and markets specialty Indian food products directly and through select gourmet outlets.
- Active Member of Houston Culinary Guild since 1982
- President of Houston Culinary Guild 1987-88
- Member of International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)
- Delivered Two-part talk on the “Food Traditions of India” at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Developed menu and acted as consultant for Gala Dinner organized by the Institute of International Education in conjunction with its 21st Festival of Nations honoring India on its 50th Anniversary of Independence (September 1997)
- Speaker at Rice University course on India
- Consultant to Fiesta Markets to develop a line of ready-to-eat Indian foods
- Organized dinner for India Culture Center’s 1991 Benefit Program
- Organized dinner for Asia Society’s 1993 and 1996 Benefit Programs, Food Consultant for Asia Society’s Annual Galas
- Trained chefs of A Movable Feast, a health food vegetarian restaurant to cook light Indian dishes
- Member of Advisory Board of Asia Society. Also served on Advisory Board of Houston Symphony
- Served as grants panelist for Cultural Arts Council of Houston
- Plans and conducts India tours with focus on cuisine and historical sites.
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