People of South Asian Cuisine
New York’s Hardest Table Serves Village Tamil Food
Semma’s Vijay Kumar took Natham farm cooking to a Michelin star, a James Beard, and the Times No. 1 slot without milding the menu down.
September 30, 2026
People of South Asian Cuisine
Profiles of the chefs, restaurateurs, and public figures moving South Asian gastronomy on a global scale.
People of South Asian Cuisine
Asia’s No. 1 Restaurant Was a Bangkok Emoji Counter
Gaggan Anand’s progressive Indian room stacked five Asia’s 50 Best No. 1 finishes, survived a 2019 reboot, and left later tasting menus a permission structure.
September 30, 2026
People of South Asian Cuisine
Taste the Nation Put Immigrant Cooks in Charge of the Story
After Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi moved the microphone so diaspora cooks, not “discovery” media, explained American food.
September 30, 2026
People of South Asian Cuisine
How Vikas Khanna Became the Indian Chef America Could Name
Junoon, MasterChef India, Bungalow, TIME 100: the climb that made “Indian chef” a job with a public name.
September 30, 2026
People of South Asian Cuisine
Darjeeling Express Turned Auntie Skill Into a Payable Kitchen
Asma Khan’s all-women London room pays South Asian home-cook skill as chef work, and treats open sightlines as labor policy.
September 30, 2026