Raghavan Iyer, the chef who did so much to popularize Indian cooking in the U.S., has died after years of cancer treatments. He released his final book "On The Curry Trail: Chasing The Flavor That ...

On the first day of an internship in 2000, a colleague, upon learning I was from India, remarked, “I love curry.” I mischievously asked, “What kind?” Little did I realize I would still be explaining ...

Raghavan Iyer looms large in Minnesota's culinary landscape. Over the years he's introduced us to the warm and wonderful flavors of India through his cookbooks, spice blends, cooking classes and ...

In 1982, 21-year-old Raghavan Iyer took his very first airplane ride, from Bombay to Marshall, Minn., to attend what was then Southwest State University. As one of the few vegetarians in a community ...

His books and workshops taught countless Americans how to make Indian food — his latest book will be his last as colorectal cancer takes its toll MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS — When Raghavan Iyer was a ...

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Raghavan Iyer built his career helping Americans get to know the fundamentals of Indian cooking. Now, after years of treatment for aggressive cancer, he has released what he says will be his last book ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with chef Raghavan Iyer about his new book On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor that Seduced the World. The healing power of food — and how curry took over the world ARI ...

Raghavan Iyer, whose books and spirited teaching spread the cuisine, is using his last days to get familiar comfort foods to patients like himself. As the end of his life nears, Raghavan Iyer is ...

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Most standard-size cookbooks showcase between 100 and 150 recipes. In 2008, the author and cooking teacher Raghavan Iyer said “pshaw” and published his magnum opus, “660 Curries.” “To us Indians, a ...