Nimi Sunilkumar, cookbook author and food blogger, has presented this repository of snacks to the world, and been rewarded with a Gourmand World Cookbook Award for 2015-16. Her book 4 o’clock Temptations of Kerala has been chosen for the award in the ‘Best Indian Cuisine Cookbook’ section. The book emerged a winner, competing with entries on Indian cuisine from around the world. The award was presented in Yantai, China.

• A culinary teacher and dietician at Tata High Range School, Munnar, Nimi has won award for the second time. Her Lip-smacking Dishes of Keralawas selected third ‘Best Local Cuisine Book in the World’ in 2013.
• The cookbook is enriched with photos and details of 54 recipes from Kerala and each of these recipes are said to be specific to each district.
• Sunilkumar started her food blog ‘Nimi’s Culinary Ventures’ in 2009. She began offering ‘Lip-smacking cooking classes,’ on traditional Kerala cooking, to tourists in 2012.

About Nimi Sunilkumar

• She is a cookbook author, food blogger ,food photographer, culinary demonstrator, freelance writer, teacher at Tata High Range School, Munnar.
• She had started her food blog ‘Nimi’s Culinary Ventures’ in 2009.
• Born and brought up in Abudhabi.
• She began offering ‘Lip-smacking cooking classes,’ on traditional Kerala cooking to tourists in 2012. She has taught traditional Kerala cooking to her students from US, Australia, and UK.

Gourmand World Cookbook Award

• The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television.

• The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for lm. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.

Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events.