Born in India, Niki traveled the world before she turned 16. Her father was a Master Mariner and worked on mega-container ships. Travel is in her DNA. In 1994, she charmed her parents into settling her in the US at the age of 21. She spent five years in New York, where for two years she worked and learned the life of high finance at the iconic 2 World Trade Center. She moved west to earn an MBA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA and fell in love with the weather and a boy! She and her husband Jason share a passion for good food and travel. Everywhere they go, they take pictures of food; they love cooking at home and on trips, and love sampling local fares. Jason is a scientist and brings his analytical yet artistic mind to the foods he creates and is the chef behind BBQ Theory.
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