A Conversation with India Doris

India Doris will share the experiences, influences, and lessons that shaped her career—from working in fine dining in the UK to creating a restaurant in NYC that reflects her personal approach to food, flavor, and heritage.

The conversation will explore what it means to move beyond the traditions and expectations of fine dining and pursue a deeper connection to heritage through cooking. India will share how flavor can become a tool for preserving, refining, and reinterpreting cultural identity, while also creating something distinctly personal.

Guests will gain insight into the realities of building a career across different restaurant cultures, making the transition from established kitchens to entrepreneurship, and developing a culinary voice that is rooted in heritage while looking toward the future.

About the Institute of Culinary Education

Founded in 1975, the Institute of Culinary Education is one of the country’s leading culinary schools, with campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, plus award-winning online programs. The Institute offers career training in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking Arts, Plant-Based Culinary Arts, Restaurant & Hospitality Management and more — with many programs completed in as little as eight months.

Beyond career training, the school also offers recreational cooking, baking, beverage and mixology classes for home cooks and food lovers of all skill levels.