Ritu Dalmia Knighted with the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity

Ritu Dalmia of Diva fame was knighted with the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity. Diva restaurant is the Winner of the 2004 Wine Spectator Award.

The diva of Diva

Restaurateur - and now, author - Ritu Dalmia shares a recipe from her next new menu.
She describes the feeling as exciting yet shameful. A contradiction in itself — but then it's no sin to expect such surprises from restaurateur Ritu Dalmia.
Excited because her first book will soon be released but, in her own words, shameful because "I have always said that when chefs start writing books and hosting TV shows, it means they aren't cooking enough. And here I am doing just that." For Dalmia, the limelight still stays on cooking, which is why she is meeting us. (business-standard)