Seema

The inspiration for FoodtoEat came during a chance encounter at a food truck. Deepti Sharma, in law school, waited in line for some 30 minutes just to order a peanut butter cookie. “There has got to be a better way to access this food truck,” she thought.

Inspired, Deepti founded FoodtoEat, a New York-based concierge catering company that connects more than 100 minority- and women-owned local restaurants and food trucks to corporations to consolidate their food and beverage ordering. FoodtoEat span all types of food categories, from American and Indian to Ethiopian.

Deepti has always been passionate about educating others about food. Often made fun of for bringing lunches to school that her classmates said smelled bad, Shamra stood up to her peers. “I don’t think this food smells bad. I think it smells great. I think you’re not used to it and that maybe you should try it,” Deepti encouraged others.

Sometimes she was successful in motivating friends to try new food and other times she was not, but her appetite for broadening others’ interest in new foods only grew over the years. Today, Deepti’s curiosity about cuisines from around the world continues to drive her entrepreneurial path.