Dallas-based Pakistani chef and content creator Maryam Ishtiaq will be competing in season four of Next Level Chefa cooking competition judged by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Ishtiaq revealed the big news on Instagram two weeks ago, and in a subsequent post said, “I have consistently followed a unique career journey, and I am incredibly thankful…
10K This recipe is a classic in my mom’s house in Peru. There was always sauce for Tallarines Verdes (Peruvian Green Spaghetti) in the freezer waiting to be used on freshly cooked pasta. My mom’s Tallarines verdes are a personal obsession of mine and also of my school friends who always begged for the recipe….
The renowned chef has been found, on Friday, June 8, without life in his hotel room in France. The reason for his death: suicide.This morning the world of entertainment and gastronomy has risen in mourning after receiving the sad news of the death of Anthony Bourdain. This Friday the same CNN, channel in which the…
The ongoing war in Gaza has destroyed much of its cultural heritage. But amid the rubble, at least one Palestinian staple endures: the common mallow plant. This spinach-like leaf, which forms the basis of a traditional stew called Shop that has helped many Gazans stave off hunger, is one of many native plants at the…
Chefdrop for a restaurant experience at home We were thrilled to partner with our friends at Chief Drop for a wonderful, elevated restaurant experience, right in our own home. This lobster grilled cheese sandwich is absolutely delicious. It’s definitely not the basic sandwich you remember from your childhood. This is a grown-up grilled cheese that’s…
It’s not every day that a South Indian restaurant tops The New York Times annual list of New York City’s 100 best restaurants, beating the likes of Atomix and Le Bernardin. But Semma, a cozy Tamil restaurant in NYC’s Greenwich Village, has done that. The brainchild of Madurai-born chef Vijay Kumar, Semma – a Tamil…
I have not posted regularly here in a while but this blog is nothing if not a love letter to Palestine, its people, history, and culture. So if you are someone who is not sure where to start educating yourself about what’s going on or if you have friends and colleagues who keep coming to…
James Beard Award-winning chef Pati Jinich is focused on forging bonds between Mexico and America, her two beloved countries. As the star of PBS’s “Pati’s Mexican Table,” “La Frontera,” and “Panamericana” (which premiered in April 2025), Jinich has become a cultural ambassador whose love language, as she says, is food. In the new docuseries, Jinich…
