Curry Diva brings color to her food and to the telling of her story – By Nancy Weingartner Monroe Source : foodservicenews  It’s hard not to love Heather Jansz—even before you sample the Sri Lankan native’s life-affirming food. “I had the pleasure of working with her on a gig at Buettner’s this summer and immediately fell in love,” quips Darren Ennis, co-owner of Sheba Inc and The Sample Room, in NE Minneapolis, who introduced Jansz to me. Known as “the Curry Diva,” Jansz was doing nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free food before it was mainstream. “I offer turmeric-infused rice and balance the meal so that it hits on all those senses that are sitting there dormant,” she said. “They activate all six senses: sweet, sour, salt and bitter, pungent and astringent.” During the pandemic she’s doing takeout only Saturday nights out of the kitchen of Minneapolis’s Café Wyrd, which closes its doors for ...