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| About Devagi Sanmugam |
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With a string of accolades that is as eclectic and imaginative
as her recipes - cookbook author, food columnist, cooking instructor, entrepreneur and
professional bon vivant - Devagi Sanmugam, is one of Singapore's most dynamic and talented food
personalities. Whether she is concocting recipes for her latest project or conducting cooking
classes for budding chefs, her contagious enthusiasm transforms ordinary meals into dining
adventures.
Devagi Sanmugam's career began 26 years ago in her kitchen, as a cooking instructor with a
penchant for whipping up recipes. Her unique approach to cooking and her flair for creating
recipes that cut across a range of cuisines quickly endeared her to a loyal following. Not
looking back since, she has been at the forefront of Singapore's burgeoning culinary scene.
Known widely today as the 'Spice Queen' of Singapore, Devagi has also proven to be an
inspiring cookbook author with 16 cookbooks under her belt - The South Indian Cookbook, Great
Bakes No Eggs, North Indian Cooking, Sambals, Dips and Marinades, Indian Breads and Rice
Dishes, Indian Homestyle Cooking and Naturally Speaking Indian - Home Remedies and Recipes
and several others. She has also co-authored Cooking with Asian Leaves, Cooking with Asian
Roots, Fun with Asian Food and Cool Bananas and Hot Potatoes.
Her recipes and articles have been and are being featured in several magazines and newspapers.
Unceremoniously thrust into the international food show circuit, Devagi Sanmugam has also
appeared on TV cooking programmes in the UK, Australia, US, India, Japan, and on numerous radio
stations all over the world. Over the years, she has conducted cooking workshops in San
Francisco, Texas, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Colombo and most recently Sweden; where she
taught chefs from all over Europe the finer points of Asian cuisine.
In Singapore, Devagi appeared in an English 13-episode CHEF ON CALL cooking program on
Mediaworks Channel and Enna Suvai Enna Ragasiyam and Aasai Aasaiyai Cooking For Love, Tamil
cooking programs on Vasantham Central for a total of 26 episodes. From September 2005 Devagi
is the Resident Chef of the Asian Food Channel, a 24-hour food channel. Devagi was also the
consultant for a Malay cooking show on Suria Channel - "Soo.......Lazat" which won the Pesta
Perdana 2007's Best Info-Ed Program Award! She had also been interviewed on many other info-ed
and cooking programs.
An accomplished authority on the local food scene, she is constantly involved in developing and
testing original recipes and formulas for food companies and restaurants. Devagi continues to
provide educational experiences through lectures and demonstrations at her own home based
cooking school - Epicurean Kitchen and to country clubs, recreational associations, schools and
corporate bodies. She has also organized and judged cooking competitions and participated in
culinary events.
She donates her time occasionally to community services too. At the beginning of January 2005,
Devagi flew down to India on her own initiative and cooked for over 2000 Tsunami victims daily
for 10 days.
Devagi is the managing director of Devagi's Epicurean World Pte Ltd.
From July 2005 to July 2006 , Devagi was also the Culinary Consultant for NTUC Fairprice
supermarkets chain. Devagi is also the owner of Devagi's Restaurant & Café. Devagi can be
reached at 65 458 0572, 90092440 or devagi@devagi.com
Books written by Devagi Sanmugam:
- Born To Eat
- Banana Leaf Temptations
- Great Bakes No Eggs
- The South Indian Cookbook
- North Indian Cooking
- Indian Vegetarian Cooking
- Homestyle Indian Cooking
- Indian Rice and Breads
- The LG SolarDom Cookbook
- Cooking with Asian Leaves (co-authored)
- Fun With Asian Food - a kids' cookbook
- Sambals, Dips and Marinades
- Indian Favourites
- Cooking with Asian Roots (co-authored)
- Naturally Speaking Indian - Home Remedies & Recipes
- Hot Potatoes and Cool Bananas (co-authored)
Devagi can be reached at 6458 0572 or 90092440
devagi@devagi.com
www.devagi.com
Devagi's Restaurant & Café
200 Upper Thomson Road
#01-03 Thomson Imperial Court
Singapore 574424
Tel: 62552440
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