Chef Kausar

Teaches at CocuSocial Cooking Classes

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Kausar is a food stylist, chef, cookbook author and cooking instructor with over 25 years of experience in culinary arts, education, and advertising.

Kausar’s love for cooking started at family meals and eventually evolved into a career. Growing up in a big Pakistani family it was easy for Kausar to be enamored with food from a young age. ​“Warm smells would float out of the kitchen and cause a sensory explosion,”​ she says about her mother’s fresh home-cooked meals where ingredients like turmeric, cumin, and ginger were frequently used, along with whatever else happened to be in season. As she started helping her mother in the kitchen, cooking became a therapeutic activity – bringing people together over a meal gave her immense pleasure as it brought her community closer together.