I Love Curry

I Love Curry is a Naples-based business in its inaugural season at the Marco Island Farmers' Market.

“We sell traditional Indian curries,” says Chef D, I Love Curry’s owner and chef. “Vindaloo curries, butter chicken, chicken tikka, which is a favorite of everyone’s.”

Chef D says his mother was his inspiration to become a chef. “She was a vegetarian, but she cooked non-vegetarian food for us. That’s what got me interested in cooking, and she taught me. From there, I went to culinary school in India for three years and then I worked on a cruise ship for 14 years as a chef.”

I Love Curry’s storefront business and restaurant in Naples is temporarily closed for renovations but will be back open soon “for lunch and dinners with an extensive menu,” said Chef D.

He likes the Marco market for the diversity of ethnic food it features. “Greek, Mexican, paella. There’s a lot of ethnic food here,” he says. “Marco doesn’t have Indian food here, so we’re here to spread the love through our food.”