What is the story behind your blog’s name?

My passion for cooking made me start my page on Instagram by the name “Saloni’s Kitchen”. It initially consisted of the food that I cooked and hence the name.

Why did you decide to start your page?

I used to cook and experiment with recipes a lot. I realised that if I’m actually cooking so much, why not showcase it on a digital platform ? That is when I decided to start my page by posting home cooked meals. I later started posting restaurant food and Street food.

What do you think food blogging will be in the next 5 years?

I think blogging itself is going to be a big industry. There are many people who are getting into blogging and becoming influencers. I also feel many brands these days are focusing more on influencer Marketing than normal advertising.

What part of blogging excites you the most – Recipe development, post writing or photography?

The best part of blogging that excites me is creating my content- What dish I have to cook, how do I present it and how do I make it look appealing. I also enjoy doing photography.

Do you have any special blogging tips for new bloggers?

There’s a simple 3 C rule that I follow and I recommend it to a lot of my other fellow bloggers- CONTENT, CONSISTENCY, COMMITMENT. One needs to focus on creating good content, being consistent in posting the content and most importantly, being committed. Everything revolves mainly around Content, so focus on how you can make great content.

ABOUT Saloni’s Kitchen |Pune|

Saloni Panda,20, is a final year BBA student by profession, an Odissi dancer by Passion and a Home Cook , Food Critic and Social media influencer by interest. She is a Malaysia Book of records holder for Abacus and Mental Arithmetic and has received many felicitations in the field of Odissi Dance.

She started cooking at the age of 16. Her enormous passion for cooking made her start her own page on Instagram by the name ‘Saloni’s Kitchen’ (@saloniskitchen01) in the year 2017.  Her page consists of Home cooked food, restaurant food as well as Street food. Her concept behind Saloni’s Kitchen is to present even simple food in a unique way with her plating skills.

She is a shortlist of the Orange Flower Creative Instagrammer Awards 2018 and been a nominee for the Top Food blogger awards 2019. She has got featured in one of the biggest London based Indian magazine, Fine Dining Indian , 2019. Saloni recently won the “Laa Unico SuperWomaniya Award 2019” She has covered many places in Pune and she aspires to be one of the Top Food bloggers of India.

She believes that being able to cook for your loved ones and seeing them enjoy your food is the most beautiful feeling. She wishes to explore the different food cultures all over the world in its purest form.

I ROCK INDIA