Priyanka Naik
Priyanka Naik is a self-taught Indian vegan award-winning chef, Food Network champion, TV Host, Author of THE MODERN TIFFIN, columnist of “Ecokitchen” for The Washington Post, pop-up restaurateur and a TEDx Speaker! An avid traveler who’s been to 43 countries, her globally inspired original recipes, with a focus on sustainability, have been featured on her blog Chef Priyanka, her domestic and global pop-ups, on TODAY Table – an NBC Peacock TV Show she co-hosts, are incorporated into her regular speaking appearances. She has garnered attention from nearly 300,000 followers and has been featured on Business Insider, VICE, twice on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Forbes, GLAMOUR, one of America’s 17 best chef’s according to TODAY Show alongside Bobby Flay, Marcus Samuelson and more, 6X TODAY Show featured chef in Studio 1A, Bon Appétit Mini Series, CNN, GQ, The Beet, Well + Good, Medium, and more. She is the first vegan & sustainable guest chef for the W Maldives in a one-of-a-kind “Go W-egan” activation. Priyanka has partnered with hundreds of brands globally, including TOYOTA, JUST Egg, Planet Oat, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Walmart and Spotify for brand campaigns. She is first-generation, Indian American, raised on Staten Island, New York, and has two elder sisters. Her Indian heritage is very important to her cooking style and lifestyle, so much so that she even learned her native language of Kannada before English and weaves in Indian elements throughout all of her original vegan cooking. She attributes her devotion to her Indian roots and passion for Indian food to her loving and supportive parents.
