An apathy to precooked food led Kiku Engineer
to cooking and eventually catering
Kainaz Antia
"No two days of cooking are ever the same but I love the fervor and exhilaration of it all,” says Kiku Engineer (née Mistry), nicknamed "the Godiwala of Chicago.” Sorely disappointed when she realized that the cuisine served at the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago (ZAC) functions was not authentic Parsi food, she decided to take matters into her own hands. "Don’t get me wrong, I love a good butter chicken, just not on Navroz!” she exclaims.
Her debut with catering started when the young bride who had just moved to the USA made lagan nu achar for a fundraiser. ......