Chef India Doris is one to watch
On this week's Radio Cherry Bombe, the Markette chef/owner chats horror flicks, house music, and scallop curry
The chef who loves Ratatouille to her core
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About 13 years into her cooking career, India Doris finally worked in a kitchen with another woman. And that’s recent history, folks. As she points out—and who can disagree?—“Unless you’re serving food to just men, sure, hire only men!”
This week, Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond talks to the sharply funny chef and co-owner of Markette, a must-visit new restaurant in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood, and The Argyle, the secret bar downstairs. On your order: Salt cod fritters with your martini, braised oxtail gratin with absurdly good polenta and gravy, scallop curry on a freezing night, peri peri chicken so you can have leftovers to take home.
Listen for the pleasure of India’s cheeky Brit accent, stay for her fresh perspective on ambition, and her stories from the lines of the stellar restaurants where she made her way. In New York, she worked for eight years with the late chef James Kent at Crown Shy and Saga. Last year, she was named the Northeast’s Most Promising Young Chef by Michelin. All we have to say is, Markette is one of the most exciting places to eat right now.
Things India loves:
House music that shakes the walls
Horror movies and TV
Daily manageable goals (listen for more on that, especially if you feel crushed by New Year’s resolution pressure)
One of many lines that made us laugh: “I love Ratatouille. I’m not going to lie. It’s the closest thing [to restaurant reality]... without all the rats. And there’s a female chef! One!”
Among the wisdom: “I want to just make sure I’m expressing myself through food.”
Vintage cookbook chase: The Pie Hole? No, lol, The Pie Room, India realized, was the cookbook that left a lasting impression on her as a young cook. The cookbook comes from Calum Franklin, London’s “King of Pies,” and is filled with those unbelievably cozy meat pies you want to eat on knotty reclaimed tables with dark beer. (Nigella is also a fan.)
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