I hit the streets near Hyderabad’s Charminar to talk to the artisans responsible for chandni ka warq, a silver foil that’s rapidly disappearing from Hyderabad’s cuisine, for Saveur magazine.

I was thrilled to learn that one of my favorite stories I wrote last year, “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban” for Saveur, won in the category of Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting in the 2017 South Asian Journalists Association Awards this past weekend....

The Indian city of Hyderabad, where my family hails from, is famous for its biryani — a dish I’ve struggled to love over the years. I went back to my grandmother’s kitchen to learn how to make it Saveur’s beautiful special issue dedicated to India.