Gourmet Traveller

Varuni Kulasekera

I had the very good fortune of becoming friends with Varuni through my restaurant Billy Kwong, more than 15 years ago, when she and her husband Brian became regular diners. Varuni and I immediately hit it off. I found her refined, powerful aura completely mesmerising and we also connected over our obsessions with food, family and edible insects. Varuni is one of the most vivacious and radiant human beings

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