About Us

Her Journey

Curry in a Hurry is a foodie's dream, born out of a passion for cooking authentic Indian cuisine by multi-time award-winning chef and owner Alaksha Surti. Alaksha’s roots go back to southern India, where she grew up. She was raised in Bangalore, the third most populous city in India. Her mother and grandmothers are a large influence in her life, from whom she learned most of those authentic dishes. 

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Alaksha is a Personal Chef who graduated from the International College of Hotel Management in Adelaide, Australia. If it weren't for her grandfather's support, she would not have been able to pursue her dreams in the culinary world. She also received her Diplome Culinaire d'Hotelier from the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School of Arts. She worked at hotels in Australia, London, Sri Lanka, and Orlando, Florida, before settling down in the Triangle with her husband, Nilesh. Her hotel experience continued at the Umstead Hotel and Spa and the Sheraton in downtown Raleigh.

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BUILDING CURRY IN A HURRY

After her first child, she became a stay-at-home mom and now has three children. She loves to cook and enjoys entertaining and feeding her family and friends. With strong encouragement from them, Alaksha took her passion and started her own catering business, Alaksha's Custom Catering, in 2011. Later in May 2017, and after countless requests from all who enjoyed her authentic Indian cuisine, Chef Alaksha was very excited and proud to finally expand her business to a "Restaurant on Wheels" and join the incredible world of Food Trucks.

In the years since, Curry in a Hurry has grown with great success and expanded into 2 brick-and-mortar locations around the Greater Triangle Region of North Carolina.