Feasting, Healing

When a sudden cerebral attack left 22-year-old Payal Kapoor permanently blind, she went overnight from being a happy young girl to a physically and emotionally disabled person. Her desire to be a chef now seemed like a pipe dream. Her practical mother thought otherwise. After all, who needed to be able to see to string beans or grate carrots? Soon Payal was back in the kitchen, and slowly, with the help of recipes in Braille and even Braille measuring cups and a talking weighing scale, she began to cook again. Now, being her family’s resident chef and mentor to others similarly afflicted, gives her unparalleled satisfaction and a growing sense of being bigger than her disability.