Celebrity Chef

Bal Arneson is an international TV host and an award winning and national bestselling author.

She hosted 2 TV shows which aired globally, Food Network Canada’s Spice Goddess which was nominated for a James Beard Award, and US Cooking Channel’s Spice of Life. Bal has been a judge on Iron Chef America, Bobby Flay’s Dinner Battle, and Cooking with Fire.

She has three national best-selling cookbooks: ‘Everyday Indian’, ‘Bal’s Quick and Healthy Indian’ which won the Asian Cuisine category prize for Canada by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and ‘Bal’s Spice Kitchen’. 

Her Hollywood Collaborations include ‘The Hundred Foot Journey’ by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, and ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’. 

Bal has launched her cooking shows on a media tour through Asia, walked on Oprah’s Red Carpet in New York, and highlighted Indian cuisine for the event hosted by the King of Sharjah in the UAE.

Bal Arneson created Basmati & Spice, a wellness focused food concept that is now available in more than 900 hospitals serving patients and healthcare workers.