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{{Short description|Indian food writer}}
{{COI|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Karen Anand
| image = Karen_Anand.jpg
| birth_date = {{Age as of date|23|1983}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
}}
'''Karen Anand''' is an Indian [[food writer]], television personality, and restaurant consultant.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 September 2016|title=The good Earth|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-good-Earth/article14634840.ece|access-date=2021-06-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Anand founded Karen's Gourmet Kitchen, a [[gourmet]] food company; and Markets by Karen Anand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The rise of the organic food movement in India|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/the-rise-of-the-organic-food-movement-in-india|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Vogue India|language=en-IN}}</ref> She has authored 20 books and hosted three television shows.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pandeya|first=Radhieka|date=21 October 2007|title=A quickie in the kitchen|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/a-quickie-in-the-kitchen-107102101005_1.html|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

== Early life of Ms. Anand==
Anand was born in [[Mumbai]]. Her family moved to London in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cooking around the clock|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/cooking-around-the-clock/cid/1542928|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>  She went to [[St Dominic's School|St. Dominic's School]] for girls. She completed her degree in [[International Relations]] and French at [[University of Sussex|Sussex University]]. She also studied at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques in Paris before returning to India in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Shivani|last1=Kagti|date=21 February 2015|title=An epicurean journey|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/you/karen-anand-food/articleshow/46326434.cms|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref> She is married twice and has 2 children. She briefly trained at Lucas Carton, a three [[Michelin star]] restaurant in Paris.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ghatak|first=Lopamudra|title=This gourmet expert has the right success recipe|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/this-gourmet-expert-has-the-right-success-recipe/articleshow/1010623.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>

== Culinary career ==
Anand began her career in the F&B consultancy business in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In conversation with Karen Anand|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/conversation-karen-anand/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN}}</ref> She started her career with the Salad Bar at the Piano Bar in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 December 2007|title=Feasts from sunny shores|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/feasts-from-sunny-shores/253268/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Robot butler on my food safari|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/apr/07/robot-butler-on-my-food-safari-1591134.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She has contributed to the concept research and menus for [[Dishoom (restaurant)|Dishoom]], a Bombay-style café in London.<ref>{{Cite web|title=London's beating us at Indian food, says Karen Anand|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/food/curry-over/cid/1666955|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>

She and her husband Yadu Sankalia started the Pune Farmers’ Market in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 October 2020|title=A briefing on India's famous bazaars and farmer's markets|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/an-update-on-some-of-the-countrys-famous-bazaars-and-farmers-markets/article32871108.ece|access-date=2021-06-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This market is spread across eight cities in India. Her gourmet business re-emerged as Ks Kitchen in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 February 2016|title=Interview: food writer Karen Anand on finding her passion in Paris and making local produce sexy in Pune|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/1913890/interview-food-writer-karen-anand-finding-her|access-date=2021-06-26|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> The business is handled by Sankalia and her sons Param and Sasha. Anand oversees recipe development, innovations, and R&D.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 November 2016|title=A blend of old and new|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-blend-of-old-and-new/article16668282.ece|access-date=2021-06-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Anand has authored the yearly ''Times Food Guide'' for Pune for 7 years. She has also written for articles for [[BBC]] Good Food, ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', ''[[Bombay Times]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'', ''[[Condé Nast Traveller]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karen Anand|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/author/karen-anand/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN}}</ref> and ''[[Hindustan Times]] Brunch''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 June 2019|title=Gourmet Secrets by Karen Anand: For the love of Asian food|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/gourmet-secrets-by-karen-anand-for-the-love-of-asian-food/story-cnD27wxzMTFRsDtMxhcJ4N.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Her current column on Food & Travel is featured in the [[The Sunday Telegraph|Sunday Telegraph]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 July 2019|title=Gourmet Secrets by Karen Anand: Caring for the carpaccio|url=https://indiansapidnews.com/lifestyle/gourmet-secrets-by-karen-anand-caring-for-the-carpaccio/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Indiansapidnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Books and TV Shows ==
Anand is an author with 20 books under her belt.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karen Anand Cookbooks, Recipes and Biography {{!}} Eat Your Books|url=https://www.eatyourbooks.com/authors/9917/karen-anand|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.eatyourbooks.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karen Anand|url=https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Anand/e/B001JX71K4?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share|access-date=2021-06-26|publisher=Amazon.com|language=en-us}}</ref> Her TV experience includes a 52-episode travel food show in 1995 called the Good Food Guide for [[Star World]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karen Anand|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/karen-anand/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=HarperCollins Publishers India}}</ref> a 12-part series on Mumbai restaurants for Treadmill [[CNBC]] and a 38-part series Cook Na Kaho, for [[Star One (Indian TV channel)|Star One]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moudgil|first=Reema|title=Karen Anand: It Is All About Passion – Unboxed Writers|url=http://unboxedwriters.com/karen-anand-it-is-all-about-passion/|access-date=2021-06-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Anand was awarded the Food & Spirit Award (Trophée de l’Esprit Alimentaire) for Culture from the [[French Government Commission for the Protection of National Interests|French Government]] in 2006<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trophée de l'Esprit alimentaire Le Québecois Hubert Sacy lauréat|url=https://www.terre-net.fr/actualite-agricole/france-local/article/le-quebecois-hubert-sacy-laureat-203-35328.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Terre-net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=6ème édition des Trophées de l'Esprit alimentaire|url=https://www.agroligne.com/ou-se-rencontrent-ils/france/22571-6eme-edition-des-trophees-de-l-8217-esprit-alimentaire.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=agroligne.com}}</ref> and the French Ambassadors Travel Writers Award in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2019|title=Atout France hosts 5th edition of Ambassador's Travel Awards 2019 in Mumbai|url=https://voyagersworld.in/2019/11/22/atout-france-hosts-5th-edition-of-ambassadors-travel-awards-2019-in-mumbai/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=VOYAGER'S WORLD|language=en-US}}</ref>

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