Good cooks are not born, they are made after lengthy periods of hard work, commitment and dedication, and that exceptional care is taken during all stages of food preparation and presentation.
I am Ruby, was born in Kampala, Uganda and lived in Nairobi, Kenya. I came to Canada in 1974.
I began my culinary education in Kenya. While still a youngster, i learned to prepare traditional and western dishes from my mother, and her grandmother who also were both exceptional cooks. A recipe book was foreign to our mothers and grandmothers. Each dish was taught down the generations until daughters became proficient like their mothers. I owe my culinary skills to my mother who is a gourmet cook and to this day loves to create in her kitchen.
These early experiences inspired me to dedicate myself to on going learning. Growing up i spent many hours in the kitchen with my mother in the family restaurant called “summer place”, frequently visited by the president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta and his cabinet ministers, , film stars such as bill trevors, jo adamson, asha parekh, and johnny mukherjee, and the elite british settlers who loved indian food. Summer palace soon became famous for its curries, masala fish and steaks.
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