Peckish was founded in 2015 by self-taught cook and food stylist Aparna Surte. Our specialty lies in South East Asian food and we love exploring diverse cuisines from all over the globe. We have a special place in our hearts for our furry four-legged friends and occasionally bake them fine puppy cakes! Attend one of our pop-up meals, participate in a cooking workshop or a food walk, or just ask us and we’ll be happy to share our gourmet catering menus with you. 

It all started with attempting to recreate the chicken soup with mushrooms and cavatappi recipe photocopied from a Ladies Home Journal when she was a young Architecture student in Pune. Discovering the true joy of cooking soon followed.

After graduating with a degree in Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from UT Austin, Aparna worked with Jacobs Engineering, a multinational consulting firm for 10 years, first in the United States and then in India. Her job as a consultant took her to every corner of the US where she found herself cooking and recreating many dishes from all the amazing world cuisines she was able to taste on her travels. A short stay in Korea in 2010 was her culinary dream trip.

It was rapidly becoming obvious that she was obsessing more about the right percentage of acidity in her Nuoc Cham rather than her reports and excel spreadsheets. There had to be a better way to use her eye for detail, artistic sensibilities and self-taught culinary skills. Aparna took a giant leap of faith, said goodbye to her job and founded Peckish in October 2015.

Sophie Lulu is a moody little English Cocker Spaniel living in Mumbai. She is a very picky eater, has some serious wanderlust and loves her (male) hoomans and people food. She grudgingly accepted the position of being Peckish’s mascot in early 2016 because she has some seriously high standards when it comes to food. She does feel Peckish from time to time, but for the most part maintains this look of disdain on her lovely face when we try to feed her normal dog food.