Healthful Indian Flavors on MPTV
It is such a thrill to have my own cooking series on MPTV. The series titled, “Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu” made its premiere on May 15 (MPTV) on Channel 10 at 11am.
I have been passionately promoting healthful Indian cooking to the public since the publication of my first cookbook, “Art of South Indian Cooking” in 1997. More recent cook books published in 2001 and in 2008 have greatly helped me to reach a larger number of people. My culinary activities during the last several years have also included cooking classes at communication education centers, university and hospital outreach programs and in local libraries, including cooking presentations at the Whitefish Bay Library.
Television appearances, both national and regional, have also enabled me to spread my passion for healthful cooking to the public. So, when MPTV offered me an opportunity to host my own TV cooking show in the summer of 2009, I was in the clouds! The recording of the program series took place in fall 2009 at the MPTV studios. Although I had already made numerous TV guest appearances earlier, hosting my own half-hour weekly show was extremely special and thrilling.The television staff and the recording crew at MPTV were exceptionally helpful and encouraging to me as I made my debut as a TV program host. The program producer and director, Mr. Jack Abrams, an award winning producer (for the show, Outdoor Wisconsin), was very supportive throughout the recording of the program in the Fall. Although I missed my student audience during the program recording, the help, encouragement and support I received from my husband Dr. K. Vairavan and my assistant Sharon Jewel made my TV recording experience enjoyable.
With divine guidance, I was able to successfully complete the recording as planned over a period of several weeks. I fondly recall that at the end of each recording, the television crew of over 20 people in the studio would come rushing in to taste the food.
The series was finally launched on May 15th, 2010. An elegant TV premiere party hosted by my friend, co-author and Whitefish Bay neighbor Dr. Patricia Marquardt featured Indian foods from a local restaurant and allowed me to cherish the moment with close friends.
So here I am, humbled by this great experience of having my own cooking show and realizing how fortunate and blessed I have been in meeting an important goal in my culinary journey!
Information about the TV series: Six – 1/2 hour episodes
Title: Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu
Beginning May 15th, Saturdays at 11AM / Repeats Fridays at 6 PM on Channel 10 and on Sundays at Noon on Channel 36 / 16
Website: www.mptv.org/shows/alamelu
