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Raghavan Iyer (chef) (Raghavan Ramachandran Iyer) was born on 21 April, 1961 in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, is an Indian-born American chef and cookbook author (1961–2023). Discover Raghavan Iyer (chef)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As Raghavan Ramachandran Iyer
Occupation Chef · food writer
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 21 April 1961
Birthday 21 April
Birthplace Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of death 31 March, 2023
Died Place San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality India

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1961

Raghavan Ramachandran Iyer (April 21, 1961 – March 31, 2023) was an Indian-born American chef and author.

Iyer was born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in 1961.

He grew up in Mumbai.

1982

He moved to the United States in 1982 to study hospitality at Southwest Minnesota State University, before transferring to Michigan State University.

After using his background as a French teacher to find work in the field, he eventually became a chef and cookbook writer.

2001

His series of cookbooks and guides to Indian cooking, beginning with Betty Crocker's Indian Home Cooking in 2001, introduced many Americans to the cuisine.

He earned praise for accessibility and controversy for straying from tradition for his embrace of simplified ingredients such as curry powder.

His first book, published in 2001, was Betty Crocker's Indian Home Cooking, an introduction to Indian food aimed at Americans with limited previous experience with it.

The Betty Crocker book was the first of a number of popular cookbooks on the subject; as the New York Times reported, he "has by some estimations taught more Americans how to cook Indian food than anyone else."

2016

In 2016, he won a James Beard Foundation Award for his video series Indian Curries: The Basics and Beyond.

His final major project was a crowdfunded enterprise called The Revival Foods Project: Global Comforts That Heal.

Iyer met his future partner, Terry Erickson, on his first day in Minnesota; he and Erickson lived in Minneapolis and raised a son together.

In his late 50s, Iyer was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and decided to go public with the news to encourage others to get screened.

After five years of living with the disease, he disclosed that it had metastasized to his brain and lungs and he did not expect to survive.

At the end of March 2023, Iyer was visiting friends in San Francisco when he fell ill with pneumonia, as a complication of the cancer.

He was admitted to UCSF Medical Center on March 27 and died four days later, on March 31, at the age of 61.