When Gill moved to the UK in 1993,[1] she began hosting dinner parties for friends, later running cookery classes, which led to her launching her own range of sauces, pickles, chutneys and spice mixes.
[2] In order to open her restaurant, Gill applied to a number of banks for a loan, but was turned down by every one apart from NatWest,[3] providing her with the business loan that she needed to get her restaurant underway, leading her to be featured on the BBC News in a segment about the struggles that entrepreneurs face when trying to raise the necessary funds to start a new, local business.
Along with other top chefs such as Martin Blunos, Tom Kerridge and Ken Hom, Romy took to the BBC Stars' Kitchen[12] to give live demos of some of her popular recipes.
Romy contributes regularly to food publications such as Crumbs, Olive,[18] Delicious,[19] Saveur[20] and Food52,[21] and has featured in The Guardian,[22] where she had a residency in April 2016.
In 2017, Romy travelled to India with Suitcase Magazine, where she explored and wrote articles on Ladakh[31] and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
She has also previously appeared on Sunday Brunch, The One Show, Countryfile (including a regular slot interviewing and cooking with children who love food, Celebrity MasterChef 2016,[34] Hairy Bikers Comfort Food,[35] Saturday Morning with James Martin, Morning Live, Front Row (radio programme) and many more.
She has featured as the subject of a film short on "Family Dinners" on Food Network UK,[36] with more BBC and ITV appearances in the pipeline.
She has taught Woman's Hour listeners to make vegetarian samosas,[37] and has shared her recipe for spicy chickpeas on BBC Radio 4.