{{Short description|British food writer and chef}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use British English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox chef | name = Anjum Anand | image = British Chef Anjum Anand in Amrithsar, Punjab India, November 2013.jpg | caption = Anand in 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|08|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | style = Indian cuisine | education = Business Administration School of Geneva | ratings = | restaurants = | prevrests = | television = Great Food Live<br>Anjum's Spice Stories<br>Market Kitchen<br>Indian Food Made Easy | awards = | website = [http://www.anjumanand.co.uk Official site] | footnotes = }}
'''Anjum Anand''' (born 15 August 1971) is a British food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine.
==Biography== Anjum Anand grew up in London; however she has also lived and studied in Geneva (where she attended the International School of Geneva), Paris, and Madrid.<ref name=gua-aaint/><ref name=aabooks/> She speaks French and Spanish and holds a degree in European business administration from the European Business School London. For a period, Anand ran a business importing flat-pack furniture from Eastern Europe.<ref name=aabooks/><ref name=guamov>{{Cite web|last= Edemariam |first= Aida, ''The Guardian'' |title= Move Over, Nigella |website= TheGuardian.com |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/jul/14/lifeandhealth.foodanddrink |date= 14 July 2007 }}</ref>
<!-- Commented out: thumb|right|''Indian Food Made Easy'', broadcast in 2007 on BBC Two, with a book accompanying the series. --> Her perspective on adapting healthy meals from a traditionally rich Indian diet came from personal experience of weight problems while growing up. Her diet consists of varied traditional dishes, recreated with wholesome ingredients and limited oil.<ref name=litind>{{Cite web|last=Melwani |first=Lavina, ''Little India'' |title=Eat, Drink and Be Svelte |url=http://www.littleindia.com/january2005/EatDrinkSvelte.htm |date=January 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829120824/http://www.littleindia.com/january2005/EatDrinkSvelte.htm |archivedate=29 August 2008 }}</ref> At age 25, her first book, entitled ''Indian Every Day: Light Healthy Indian Food,'' was published.
Anand became a regular guest on UKTV Food's ''Great Food Live'' from 2004 to 2007, and appeared in the BBC Two series ''Indian Food Made Easy'' broadcast in 2007.<ref name=aabooks/><ref name=aa-BBCbio>{{Cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chef_biogs/a.shtml#anjum_anand |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040623051334/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chef_biogs/a.shtml#anjum_anand |url-status= dead |archive-date= 23 June 2004 |title= Anjum Anand chef biog |last= BBC Food}}</ref> Her accent and flirtatious manner have led to her being dubbed "the Nigella Lawson of Indian cuisine in Britain".<ref name=gua-aaint>{{Cite web|last= Sethi |first= Anita, ''The Guardian'' |title= Indian made effortless |website= TheGuardian.com |url= https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/20/foodanddrink.recipe |date= 20 August 2008}}</ref>
She has been a regular contributor to ''The Times Online'' food pages since 2007. She has acted as consultant chef to Birds Eye brand to develop a range of healthy Indian ready meals.<ref>LifeStyle FOOD [http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/chefs/chef.asp?id=475 Chef – Anjum Anand biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731154947/http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/chefs/chef.asp?id=475 |date=31 July 2008 }}</ref> In September 2008, Anand published her third recipe book ''Anjum's New Indian'', followed by a new BBC television series in November.<ref name=aabooks>Arnstein, Victoria, Bookseller.com (11 July 2008) [http://www.thebookseller.com/books/author-profiles/62873-some-like-it-hot.html Some like it hot] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906215719/http://www.thebookseller.com/books/author-profiles/62873-some-like-it-hot.html |date=6 September 2008 }}</ref>
In mid-2011, she launched the brand The Spice Tailor, which makes Indian sauces. The brand was sold to Premier Foods in October 2022. <ref name=thedieline>{{Cite web|title= The Spice Tailor by Anjum Anand |url= http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/8/9/the-spice-tailor-by-anjum-anand.html |date= 16 May 2012}}</ref> <ref name=TheSpiceTailor>{{Cite web |title= The Spice Tailor, Anjum Anand |url= http://www.thespicetailor.com/meet-the-spice-tailor/ |date= 16 May 2012 |access-date= 16 May 2012 |archive-date= 7 June 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150607160248/http://www.thespicetailor.com/meet-the-spice-tailor/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== In addition to England, Anand also owns family homes in both Delhi and Calcutta.<ref>[http://www.anjumanand.co.uk/about-anjum-anand-chef-healthy-indian-food/ About Anjum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203104145/http://www.anjumanand.co.uk/about-anjum-anand-chef-healthy-indian-food/ |date=3 December 2011 }}</ref>
==Published works==
* ''Indian Every Day: Light, Healthy Indian Food'' (2003, Headline, <small>{{ISBN|0-7553-1201-5}}</small>) * ''Indian Food Made Easy'' (2007, Quadrille Publishing, <small>{{ISBN|978-1-84400-571-0}}</small>) * ''Anjum's New Indian'' (2008, Quadrille Publishing, (<small>{{ISBN|978-1-84400-616-8}}</small>) * ''Anjum's Eat Right For Your Body Type'' (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (<small>{{ISBN|978-1-84400-757-8}}</small>) * ''I Love Curry'' (2010, Quadrille Publishing, (<small>{{ISBN|978-1-84400-889-6}}</small>) * ''Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Feast'' (2012, Quadrille Publishing, <small>{{ISBN|978-1-84949-120-4}}</small>)
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == <!-- Per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * {{Official website|http://www.anjumanand.co.uk/}} * {{IMDb name|2718012}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Anjum}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Chefs of Indian cuisine Category:English Hindus Category:English food writers Category:English people of Indian descent Category:English television chefs Category:Alumni of European Business School London Category:English people of Punjabi descent Category:Writers from London