Shoba Narayan dreams of being a stand-up comic and doing cartwheels—both galactically difficult to achieve for one so decidedly unfunny and unathletic. From her base in India, she writes about food and adventure for Condé Nast Traveler, Gourmet, ForbesLife, Time, and other magazines. She is the author of Monsoon Diary, a memoir with recipes. She writes "The Good Life" column for Hindustan Times’ soon-to-be-launched weekly magazine.