Aarti Sequeira Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2000
• Received culinary training from the New School of Cooking in Culver City, Calif․, earning her certification in 2007
• Is married to actor and fellow Northwestern Univeristy alumnus Brendan McNamara
• In 2010, she won the sixth-season competition of the Food Network's "Food Network Star" where the grand prize was her own cooking show on the same network
• After graduating from Northwestern, she worked as a producer for CNN until 2003
• Quote: "[on her favorite food challenge] "I really enjoyed the Food Truck challenge․ I love food trucks․ There's something so 'no fuss' about it․ It's honest food, and the person who thought of it made it and is handing it off to you․ I just love that․""
• She shares her knowledge of Indian cuisine from her native land of Bombay, India, with Food Netwok viewers on her cooking show, "Aarti's Party․"