Living the Island Life
Originally from Sri Lanka, an island known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its eclectic flavors, spice and bold profiles! Smiling Islander takes his island roots and fuses them with his experiences across the globe thru his travels as a former flight attendant - bringing all this love, culture and skill to his cooking!
Delivery via Shef
Shef is a community-based marketplace that enables cooks to sell homemade food to their neighbors.
Live Cooking
Experience Sri Lankan Street Food Made to Order!
Smiling Islander on Youtube
We believe food is an art, food is life and food brings communities together!
Food Blog
Island style Recipes
Shrimp Curry
Beetroot Curry
Julienne-style chopped beetroot slices in a sweet pink gravy with smoky spices
Nasi Goreng
This is Indonesian fried rice with shrimp. You will love the flavors. Enjoy Smiling Islander’s take on Nasi Goreng.
Egg & Bacon Pastry
These delicacies have a savory egg and bacon filling, enclosed in a flaky buttery pastry.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely delicious! Shef Ashantha was able to make the vegetable Kottu vegan for me. It was so tasty and comforting
Erin B.
Thank for the extra pumpkin curry! That was such a pleasant surprise!. The amount of spicy was on point, so flavorful and rich. The combination of shrimp curry and egg fried rice adds another layer of flavor. Shrimp curry was packed with shrimp. It was very savor. I will order again next time!
Maggie C.
I could feel the effort of homemade food in all three dishes. The food was awesome. So many flavors and textures. I so appreciate the effort of using chopped ginger and garlic for that burst of flavor when one could have substituted with paste. Overall, two words – Thank you :)
Ananya J.
Smiling Islander Travels
Cooking has always been my passion, but it took a little bit of travelling around the world to know so. As a cabin crew with an airline, I travelled quite a bit and this fuelled my passion for food.
I was fascinated with the different cuisines associated with different cultures and how it changed across the globe.
I believe the food culture of LA is very diverse & versatile and I want to add a new chapter to my food journey here by sharing my experience of Island Style Cooking.
Get in touch with me
We warmly welcome you to take a chance, step into my flavor world and let me surprise you.
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- Burbank, California
- (747) 333-6856