About

Ren’s passion for Indian food is well known to her family and friends. Her reputation grew rapidly as the number of people asking for cookery tips and lessons steadily increased. Ren realised that she had discovered her passion.

With curry being the nation’s favourite food, most people either go out to restaurants to eat it, grab a take away or buy lavishly photographed Indian cookery books, but only to find that they just can’t get the flavours they crave quite right – this is where Ren gets involved.

Ren had worked in a corporate environment for 13 years and after being made redundant and giving birth to her beautiful daughter, Monica in 2003 she wanted to find a way of spending time with Monica at home but still pursuing a career. Ren’s Kitchen was therefore born in the summer of 2004. Ren began sharing her knowledge and passion of Indian cooking from her family kitchen, teaching a maximum of three people at a time. Ren’s Kitchen became more and more popular and Ren has since created a fabulous studio that now enables her to teach classes of six people.

Hands on Cookery Classes

The classes are not a demonstration, they are completely hands on with Ren holding your hand and guiding you through each dish. Ren strongly believes that once you ‘understand’ spices, the scare factor is lifted from Indian cooking.

She takes you on an educational journey through her very own spice box and you come out the other end fully understanding the purpose and effect of each spice you later use in your own curries.

Classes are held in a purpose built cookery studio in Edgware (NW London).

Two decades later, another beautiful girl Amber and her husband Anjay now working by her side, Ren’s passion has blossomed into a thriving business. Ren has created Ren’s Pantry a business that supplies the best spices and ingredients to chefs from all over the country. Ren conducts her Renowned spice masterclass to teams of chefs as part of this bespoke business.

Amongst others The Fat Duck, Ottolenghi, Core , Ikoyi are her valued customers.

(link torenspantry.com)

"I absolutely love teaching; I never know who will be walking up the path, more than likely a stranger who then becomes a friend during the class, ending with an almighty special hug from me. I am fascinated by how people use or don’t use recipes; some are so rigid with following instructions that they frustrate themselves; my recipes and masterclass give them the ‘lubricant’ to have a smoother cooking experience."