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 ...

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Arms, drug seizure from Lankan boat: Accused raised funds to revive LTTE, says NIA Photo Source : colombopage Source : dailymirror.lk In a major revelation in a case pertaining to the seizure of a huge quantity of narcotic drugs along with five AK-47 rifles and 9mm ammunition numbering 1,000 from Sri Lankan fishing boats, the NIA has stated that an accused had been involved in activities of proscribed terrorist organisation LTTE within India and abroad. The accused had also plotted to procure prohibited arms and ammunition, besides contraband articles. The NIA filed the report in the Kerala High Court in response to the bail plea filed by Ramesh, a Sri Lankan native and eighth accused in the case, the Indian Express reported. The Indian Coast Guard intercepted the boat, ‘Ravihansi’, near Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, on March 18, 2021. There were no proper documents and six Sri Lankan nationals found on board were ...

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