Personal Info

Biography

Aarti Lucica Sequeira (born August 19, 1978) is an Indian American cook and television personality, best known as the winner of the sixth season of Food Network's reality television show, The Next Food Network Star. In 2010, after her victory, her show Aarti Party premiered on the network. Following Aarti Party, she went on to host Taste in Translation on Cooking Channel, in which she seeks out the most popular dishes from around the world. She had previously worked as a CNN news producer and in 2008 started the online cooking variety show Aarti Paarti.

Known For

8.5

Self

Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out

2025

0.0

Self

Best Bite in Town

2024

10.0

Herself

Wildcard Kitchen

2024

0.0

Self

Deliciously Twisted Classics

2023

4.0

Self - Guest Judge

Superchef Grudge Match

2023

4.0

Self

Superchef Grudge Match

2023

9.0

Self - Judge

Luda Can't Cook

2021

7.8

Self - Judge

Candy Land

2020

0.0

Guest Judge

Big Time Bake

2020

10.0

Guest

Supermarket Stakeout

2019

Credits

Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out

as Self

2025

8.5

Best Bite in Town

as Self

2024

0.0

Wildcard Kitchen

as Herself

2024

10.0

Deliciously Twisted Classics

as Self

2023

0.0

Superchef Grudge Match

as Self - Guest Judge

2023

4.0

Superchef Grudge Match

as Self

2023

4.0

Luda Can't Cook

as Self - Judge

2021

9.0

Candy Land

as Self - Judge

2020

7.8

Big Time Bake

as Guest Judge

2020

0.0

Supermarket Stakeout

as Guest

2019

10.0

Supermarket Stakeout

as Herself - Guest Judge

2019

10.0

Guy's Ranch Kitchen

as Self

2017

7.0

Christmas Cookie Challenge

as Herself - Judge

2017

6.0

Clash of the Grandmas

as Self - Judge

2016

0.0

Guy's Grocery Games

as Self

2013

5.8

Halloween Wars

as Self - Judge

2011

6.4

Halloween Wars

as Self - Host

2011

6.4

Aarti Party

as Self

2010

0.0

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

as Self

2007

6.8