Meet @sizzlinsikh, the North Bay surgeon who also teaches virtual cooking classes
Dr. Ravinder Singh's classes raise money for the North Bay Regional Health Centre
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For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, I'd like to introduce you to Dr. Ravinder Singh.
He's a general surgeon at the North Bay Regional Health Centre — who also happens to be a passionate home cook.
During the pandemic, he's led a popular series of virtual cooking classes that also act as a fundraiser for the hospital. Over the last year, he's taught hundreds of people how to cook everything from pakoras to tandoori jerk chicken tikka masala.
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So how did this happen, anyway?
According to Dr. Singh, it all started on Instagram. Tap on the player to hear our conversation.
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Dr. Singh's next cooking class — featuring biriyani — is coming up on December 15th. Click here for more info.
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