Born in Kenya, to Indian parents, Ravinder Bhogal’s food is inspired by her mixed heritage and the UK’s diverse immigrant culture. Ravinder is a journalist, chef and restaurateur. Her debut restaurant, Jikoni, was ranked 56th in the UK by the National Restaurant Awards within 7 months of opening and achieved a coveted place in the Michelin Guide in the same year. In 2017, she launched a 4 month vegan pop-up at the W Hotel which was voted The Best Vegan restaurant in the country by Harpers Bazaar within a few weeks of opening. Her second cookbook Jikoni Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen was published in July 2020.

In June 2020, Ravinder launched a sustainable vegetarian home delivery brand Comfort and Joy, a sister brand to Jikoni last year. She is a monthly food columnist for the FT Weekend Magazine, a contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar, and regularly writes for Guardian Feast, The Observer Magazine and Vogue online.

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