Hoihnu Hauzel is a seasoned journalist, a food and travel writer and a trouble-shooter. She has worked with the Asian Age, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Times of India and The Telegraph on subjects as varied as art and culture, people, travel and hospitality, education and human rights. She is a recipient of the Reuters Fellowship in International News Writing, London. She currently runs The NE Stories, a digital magazine that carries stories of the grit and success of people from Northeast India and Northeast Odyssey, a digital platform for hotels/resorts and homestays from the Northeast. She is certified by Le Cordon Blue, Paris, in Gastronomic Tourism. She is the author of The Essential Northeast Cookbook.