Usha’s Kitchen Hardcover – Large Print, December 3, 2025

In Usha’s Kitchen, private chef Usha Ciardiello invites you into a kitchen influenced by heritage, love, and culinary passion. Born into a Guyanese family rooted in Indian influences, she later immigrated to the United States, where she built a new life—and a new culinary journey—with her Italian husband and their daughter. This cookbook is a celebration of that journey, blending the rich, soulful flavors of her Guyanese upbringing with the warm traditions of Italian cuisine and the diverse tastes of American cooking.Over the years, Usha has developed the keen ability to dissect recipes and make them anew as she transforms once familiar dishes into something uniquely her own. With inspiration and support from her family to her employers to her loved ones that have passed, this gift for blending tradition with innovation is at the heart of her cooking. Each recipe reflects the richness of a multicultural life, from vibrant curries and roti to sunday sauce and generational Italian dishes to hearty American classics. With stories woven throughout, this book captures not just the food, but the impact of family with cultural fusion that brings it all to the table. Usha’s Kitchen is more than a cookbook, but it’s a heartfelt invitation to follow Usha on her culinary journey to explore how food connects us across borders and generations. Read more