A Globe & Mail Bestseller
Award-winning Guyanese-Canadian chef Devan Rajkumar believes the world needs more love and is here to offer it—through food.
Buy Book“Chef Dev brilliantly combines flavors and techniques from across the globe into dishes that feel comfortingly familiar yet wildly exciting. Each recipe is a story you can’t wait to re-tell so you can watch the joy spread to others and invite them to join in the feast.”
—J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, author of The Food Lab, The Wok, and Every Night is Pizza Night
Award-winning Guyanese-Canadian chef Devan Rajkumar believes the world needs more love and is here to offer it—through food.
Born in Toronto into a Guyanese household, Devan Rajkumar grew up surrounded by diverse communities and cuisines. After training in the hospitality industry and chasing new flavors around the world, he found himself reconnecting with his culinary roots. Now an established media personality, Chef Dev’s relaxed and modern approach to cooking is steeped in his Caribbean family heritage and his South Asian ancestry.
With more than 100 inventive recipes that reimagine traditional East and West Indian dishes and challenge you to expand your palate, Mad Love celebrates bringing people and cultures together with cooking that comes from the heart.
Featured recipes include:
“Pushing boundaries of innovation and creativity at every step of the way.”
Quench
“An honest blending across cultures for some of the most exciting and tempting recipes we’ve seen in a while.”
Culinaire
“Accessible to cooks of all levels.”
National Post
“This [book] is a big, beautiful deal, it’s gorgeous.”
Cityline
[Chef Devan’s] cookbook flirts through the diaspora that formed his own experiences.
Forbes
Chef Devan Rajkumar’s Recipes from ‘Mad Love’
CTV
“Stands out as a testament to passion, creativity, and unadulterated love for food. This vibrant cookbook is not just a collection of recipes; it’s a journey into the heart of cooking, where flavors dance and ingredients sing in perfect harmony.”
Canadian Cookbooks
“An absolutely stunning book”
The Good Stuff with Mary Berg
“Cooks of all skill levels will enjoy trying the bold flavours and reading about Rajkumar’s love for his family and Guyanese Indian roots.”
Library Journal
“Chef Devan Rajkumar shares a world of flavours”
Here & Now
“Dive into his mouthwatering new book”
The Food Court Podcast
Toronto Chef Devan Rajkumar Finds Inspiration in his Guyanese Roots
Taste & Travel
Guyanese Pepperpot: A savoury, spicy stew chef Devan Rajkumar says is ‘magical’
CBC Life
Little India Masala Corn: A treat inspired by childhood visits to Toronto’s Gerrard Street in summer
CBC Life
“Wonderful recipes”
The Social
“Chefs across Canada are thinking outside the bun and putting unexpected flavours on the menu”
Globe and Mail
“This satisfying salad packs in mega nutrients and flavour … so easy to prepare”
Toronto Guardian
Recipe for Tandoori Steak with Chimichurri from Chef Dev
Toronto Guardian
“Chef Devan Rajkumar gives a masterclass on Indo-Guyanese flavors”
Joy Sauce
House & Home
Toronto Lit Up: Mad Love Block Party
Cheese Boutique, 45 Ripley Ave, Toronto
May 11, 11:00–4:00PM
TIFA: Cookbook Writing 101
September 29, 1:00pm
West Bays, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON
Pop-up & Book Signing at Kinu
Kinu Restaurant, 3600 Uptown Blvd #123, Victoria
February 4, 2025, 6:00-9:30PM