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Mallika Basu is a food writer, commentator and author of In Good Taste: What Shapes What We Eat and Drink - And Why It Matters (22 Jan 2026) and two Indian cookbooks. She writes an award-nominated newsletter called In Good Taste on food, people and planet, and has a sustainable food qualification from University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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