Saran received wide acclaim for his accessible approach to Indian flavors and techniques in his cookbook, Indian Home Cooking: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More Than 150 Recipes (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, September 2004), with Stephanie Lyness. In his new cookbook, American Masala: 125 New Classics From My Home Kitchen (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, October 2007), with Raquel Pelzel, he combines the best that both Indian and American cooking have to offer.

Saran and Tandoor Master Chef, Hemant Mathur are the co-executive chefs of Dévi, the 75-seat upscale restaurant in New York City, which together they have owned since October 2007. Offering the authentic flavors of Indian home cooking as well as dishes inspired by Saran’s cookbooks, Dévi received a Michelin one-star rating in 2007 and 2008, as well as a three-star rating from New York Magazine and two stars from The New York Times.

Already a respected food authority at age 35, Saran is making great contributions to furthering appreciation of Indian food in America. Most recently, The Culinary Institute of America named him Chairman, Asian Culinary Studies for its World Cuisines Council.

He has been featured in such publications as Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, InStyle, Metropolitan Home, Parade, Newsweek, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nation’s Restaurant News, Chef Magazine, Economic Times of India. He is a contributing authority to Food Arts.

Television and radio appearances include: The Food Network, “Next Iron Chef”, “The Martha Stewart Show,” NBC “Today”; Travel Channel’s “Epicurious TV”; FOX9 Minneapolis with Andrew Zimmern; FOX4 “Good Day Dallas”; BBC Radio “The World”; APM “The Splendid Table”; WBEZ-FM "848 with Steve Dolinsky"; WHYY-FM "A Chef's Table with Jim Coleman"; KGO Radio "Dining Around with Gene Burns", among many others. Saran is also a featured chef in the national public television series “How To Cook Everything: Bittman Takes On America’s Chefs” (2005) and “Food Trip with Todd English” (2007).

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