About Ruqxana Vasanwala: 

Ruqxana has been running Cookery Magic for 10 years now. Thousands of people from around the world have been to her home for one of her cooking classes.  Some come straight from the airport with luggage in tow, to do her cooking class even before checking into their Hotel!

But in her past life, she , was an engineer, a conference organiser, an IT entrepreneur , before she heeded 'the call'. Ruqxana is now pursuing her lifelong passion for cooking, and finding joy in imparting the secrets of her mouth-watering fare to willing students everywhere. A self-taught cook, she started cooking at the age of 7 and has not stopped since. For more than 40 years, she has been entertaining family members and friends with her culinary skills from all corners of the world - Indian, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, African, American and a lot more. 

She also loves to bake and makes wonderful cakes, cookies, pastries and desserts. She has a diploma in Cake Decorating, Chocolate Art, Fondant, Gum Paste and Pulled Sugar from the famous Wilton School in the USA. 

Her love of travel ensures that she continually learns new recipes from the world over.