Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

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Smitha Menon is a food and travel journalist and the creator and host of Big Food Energy, a podcast that spotlights innovative food businesses in India and around the world. Smitha is India's only 50 Best Taste hunter for the World's 50 Best Restaurants, bars & hotels. Previously, she served as Culinary Editor at Condé Nast Traveller India, where she established the F&B vertical and launched acclaimed properties like India's Top Restaurant Awards.

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Food Journalists Priya Krishna and Anisha Oommen on Restaurant Reviews and the Future of Writing

Food Journalists Priya Krishna and Anisha Oommen on Restaurant Reviews and the Future of Writing Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

264 views - 4 months ago

Akhil Iyer of Benne and Kavan Kuttappa of Naru Noodle Bar on Hyper-focused Restaurants

Akhil Iyer of Benne and Kavan Kuttappa of Naru Noodle Bar on Hyper-focused Restaurants Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

385 views - 4 months ago

Saransh Goila on Scaling Butter Chicken While Balancing Profitability & Creativity

Saransh Goila on Scaling Butter Chicken While Balancing Profitability & Creativity Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

189 views - 5 months ago

Vinesh Johny on Finding Bangalore’s Sweet Spot

Vinesh Johny on Finding Bangalore’s Sweet Spot Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

250 views - 5 months ago

How Ritu Dalmia Built Her Empire Without Following Any Rules

How Ritu Dalmia Built Her Empire Without Following Any Rules Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

436 views - 5 months ago

Asha Jhaveri and Niva Zaveri on How Swati Snacks Became a Mumbai Institution

Asha Jhaveri and Niva Zaveri on How Swati Snacks Became a Mumbai Institution Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

1.2K views - 6 months ago

Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar on Building a Movement Around Indian Cuisine

Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar on Building a Movement Around Indian Cuisine Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

607 views - 6 months ago

Rohit Kapoor on What Swiggy Knows About How India Dines

Rohit Kapoor on What Swiggy Knows About How India Dines Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

673 views - 7 months ago

Trésind Studio’s Himanshu Saini on Michelin Stars and the Boom of Indian Cuisine

Trésind Studio’s Himanshu Saini on Michelin Stars and the Boom of Indian Cuisine Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

738 views - 7 months ago

AD Singh and Riyaaz Amlani on Food Spaces That Define a Generation

AD Singh and Riyaaz Amlani on Food Spaces That Define a Generation Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

1.2K views - 8 months ago

Big Food Energy Is Back For Season 2

Big Food Energy Is Back For Season 2 Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

296 views - 8 months ago

The Real Story of Prateek Sadhu’s NAAR

The Real Story of Prateek Sadhu’s NAAR Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

1.4K views - 1 year ago

Can This Platform Fix Hospitality’s Biggest Challenge?

Can This Platform Fix Hospitality’s Biggest Challenge? Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

207 views - 1 year ago

Great State Aleworks' Nakul Bhonsle on how he built a thriving craft beer business

Great State Aleworks' Nakul Bhonsle on how he built a thriving craft beer business Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

363 views - 1 year ago

Haoma's Deepanker Khosla on if fine dining can be sustainable

Haoma's Deepanker Khosla on if fine dining can be sustainable Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

315 views - 1 year ago

Mitti Cafe's Founder on Making Inclusivity the Main Ingredient At A Cafe

Mitti Cafe's Founder on Making Inclusivity the Main Ingredient At A Cafe Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

187 views - 1 year ago

How Samyukta Nair Builds London's Top Restaurants like MiMi Meifair and Jamavar

How Samyukta Nair Builds London's Top Restaurants like MiMi Meifair and Jamavar Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

1.1K views - 1 year ago

Pankaj Balachandran on the secret to an award-winning bar

Pankaj Balachandran on the secret to an award-winning bar Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

381 views - 1 year ago

Manam Chocolate's founder is bringing tech to chocolate

Manam Chocolate's founder is bringing tech to chocolate Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

1.4K views - 1 year ago

PCO's Rakshay Dhariwal on everything to know to before opening a bar in India

PCO's Rakshay Dhariwal on everything to know to before opening a bar in India Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

459 views - 1 year ago

Paragon Calicut's Sumesh Govind on biryani, growth and building a culinary legend

Paragon Calicut's Sumesh Govind on biryani, growth and building a culinary legend Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

979 views - 1 year ago

Inside Masque: Aditi Dugar's Path to Creating India's Celebrated Restaurant

Inside Masque: Aditi Dugar's Path to Creating India's Celebrated Restaurant Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

577 views - 1 year ago

How Potong, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Bangkok, is bringing heritage to life

How Potong, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Bangkok, is bringing heritage to life Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

161 views - 1 year ago

Pooja Dhingra’s biggest challenges scaling Le 15 Patisserie

Pooja Dhingra’s biggest challenges scaling Le 15 Patisserie Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

807 views - 1 year ago

How does The Bombay Canteen tell a story through its food?

How does The Bombay Canteen tell a story through its food? Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

3.7K views - 1 year ago

Mota Chips: The Untold Story

Mota Chips: The Untold Story Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

866 views - 1 year ago

What Is Big Food Energy?

What Is Big Food Energy? Smitha Menon | Big Food Energy Podcast

534 views - 1 year ago