Her Back Story & Initiative Streamlined  :

Nambie's introduction to the kitchen began when she was a child in Shillong when her mother encouraged the children to prepare their meals. When Nambie Jessica Marak relocated to Chennai to further her education, she missed home food. She was from Upper Rangsa, a village in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills. While she enjoyed the dosas, idlis, and biryanis, she craved her comfort food, which was a country chicken soup with fiddlehead ferns. What bothered her the most was the stereotype of Northeast culture and food. She looked for YouTube channels to teach her friends about the complexities of her food. Finding that the majority of the channels were in local languages, she decided to start her own in 2015 called 'Eat Your Kappa' to document Northeastern food. Even after impressing top chefs, including British Chef Marco Pierre White, she admits she's "not so good at cooking!"

She found time for her YouTube videos while working as an assistant professor in a college. During her vacations, she would return home and shoot videos every day. Since her village did not have internet access, she would edit and upload the videos after returning to Chennai. On her channel, she dispels myths about Northeastern cuisine. According to her, people frequently believe it is all about "eating bizarre food" or "eating anything that moves.".

Added Stepping Stones Of Life alongside: 

While her YouTube channel was thriving, she was forced to return home due to her mother's illness. She packed her belongings and relocated to Upper Rangsa with her infant daughter in 2019. A few months later, her husband, who was also a teacher, packed his belongings, quit his job, and followed in her footsteps. Since they were the two most educated people in the entire village of 150 people, they were given the opportunity to effect change when a private school in the neighboring village was about to close. Nambie wholeheartedly embraced this responsibility and devoted her time to teaching as well.

During all this lifetime of work she is often questioned : Teaching or Cooking?  Addressing  the question: ‘I have always been connected to food and I really enjoy being around children. You learn something new in both teaching and cooking. Every day is a new day in the kitchen as well as the classroom. I love it. Why would I choose between the two?’ laughs Nambie.