travel writings what inspires you to keep writingwriting is my first love and it is something i will do till i can i love the idea that you can continue writing forever whereas other careers and professions have a sell by date and you have to constantly update your knowledge and skill with travel and food writing of course you have to constantly travel absorb learn and keep in touch with trends but a lot of writing also relies on knowledge and experience4 what are some of your writing tips for aspiring authorsfirst of all read a lot i constantly read cookery books and food and travel memoirs keep practising keep writing sit at your desk everyday its a discipline like every other profession5 the book maps your journey across goa gujarat kerala maharashtra and west bengal which is your favorite memory and recipe from this book and why also north india isnt covered in the book was it for any particular reasonit would be unfair to say that i loved writing one more than the other because all contain fantastic stories around food and the people behind them there are many many many stories and you have to buy the book and read it for yourself there are five chapters and then there is another one called memorable meals where i had amazing meals for example in coorg or in ladakh in peoples homes all over india i start off with goa because thats a chapter close to my heart im sorry that i dont have a chapter on north india its simply because i didnt have a depth of knowledge and experience on them6 being a food writer and chef what is your comfort foodi love dal chawal when i return from a trip or khichidi if its winter in summer a salad and or soup is my go to7 are there any particular food writers whose works have inspired you or whose works you greatly admirei love the work of claudia roden nigel slater ruth reichl and russell norman i love nigella lawsons prose8 and lastly what is the most important ingredient according to you for cookinggood salt