Two years ago, Beena Noronha quit her job in the fashion industry, to give wings to her culinary dreams. For someone who learned to cook as early as seven, Noronha had anticipated a shift in profession some day. "As a kid, I would stand next to my parents, watching them cook delicious Mangalorean meals. Very soon, I found myself experimenting in the same kitchen. But as a woman growing up in the 90s, no one told me I could be a chef. For women, if you cook well, it means it's for the husband," Noronha, 37, says.

Pork bafat