Radha Rao is a well-known name amongst culinary specialists in Bangalore and Kerala. She had contributed regularly to women’s magazines like Femina, Savvy, Erstwhile, Eve’s Weekly and cookery columns of newspapers (Hindu, Matrubhoomi, Malleswaram Times etc.,) for almost four decades, between 1955 and 1999. She won over a hundred prizes for her recipes in cookery competitions. She was widely travelled and her first book, ‘Soups, Salads and Desserts’ features recipes from several of the countries that she visited.