Ending 10th Nov, 2024 19:00
Country Trust timed charity auction
Sold for £60
A One-to-One Career or Communications Consultation for 1.5 hours with Mallika Basu, (BBC) Good Food presenter, Judge & Co-Presenter Great Taste Awards and board advisor/NED.
Plus, a signed copy of her book Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living
Donated by: Mallika Basu
This special experiential lot, to be redeemed online or in person in London, offers a unique opportunity to gain, at first hand, a personal insight and career or communications guidance for anyone with a special interest in food writing, diversity & inclusivity, healthy & sustainable diets.
Mallika is a writer, commentator, presenter and board adviser/non-executive director in food, drink and hospitality. She is the published author of two cookbooks Miss Masala: Real Indian Cooking for Busy Living and Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living.
Her award-nominated newsletter In Good Taste covers the link between food, people and planet, as well as recipes and stories on food and culture in other publications. She is one of BBC’s Good Food presenters, as well as chairing and curating food talks, panels and events, including The Herts County Show, Groundswell and Latitude Festival.
A finale judge for the Guild of Fine Food's Great Taste Awards, Mallika co-presents the Awards Ceremony and judges the Ethical & Sustainable category bursary annually.
Mallika started writing about food alongside a corporate career and has over two decades of experience in communications and strategic advisory. During the pandemic, she developed proprietary thinking for organisations and changemakers on navigating major cultural shifts, cultural sensitivity and establishing strong foundations in diversity, equity and inclusion thinking.
Born in Kolkata, India, Mallika moved to England for her undergraduate and master's degrees in Business Studies and Journalism. She lives in South London with her two teenage children.
This unique lot also includes a signed copy of Mallika’s cook book Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living, which can be posted to the recipient of the lucky final bidder’s choice or handed over in person at the one-to-one consultation in London.
Terms & Conditions:
- Mutually convenient date to be agreed with Mallika Basu and the final bidder
- Consultation to be either redeemed online or in person in London for 1.5 hours
- (subject to availability)
- Travel & accommodation are not included
- Cook book to be either posted or handed over in person at the consultation
- Experience may not be re-sold nor re-auctioned
- Terms & conditions subject to change
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