What happens when an ancient culinary tradition decides to go molecular? My review of Mumbai’s innovative Masala Library in the New York Times.
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Recent Work
I have two stories in the May/June issue of Virtuoso Life: the first is a spotlight on Cape Town’s Central Business District (CBD), which has undergone quite a transformation in…
I found this awesome flower shop that doubles as an ultra-hip bar in Buenos Aires — read all about Floreria Atlantico in the New York Times.
Cape Town isn’t just about design in 2014: the culinary scene is heating up too. Here are some of the latest hot spots for Food & Wine.
South Africa’s spring months see an amazing natural phenomenon, where the west coast explodes in a rainbow of wildflowers. I tracked them down on a road trip for the New York Times.
I reported on the changing face of Cape Town’s colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood for the New York Times.
My favorite issue when I worked at Travel + Leisure was the annual Food Issue, and before I left T+L debuted an epic Eat Like a Local package, filled with…
New York magazine’s spring travel package is out in this week’s issue. The theme is “town and country” – vacations where you can experience city life and country charms, all…
Keep an eye out in this month’s issue of National Geographic Traveler (US edition) – I have a story on the revival of Cape Town’s Woodstock neighborhood. Read it here.
Awards & Books
Awards
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2021: Honorable mention for the Grand Award, Travel Journalist of the Year
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2021: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Zanzibar in the Rain,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2020: Bronze in Short Work on Travel for “Raise the Roof,” Condé Nast Traveler
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2019: Outstanding Arts, Culture, and Lifestyle Reporting about South Asia for “Force of Nature,” Surface magazine
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Gold award in US/Canada Travel for “A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Bronze in Service-Oriented Consumer Work for “My Town,” Virtuoso Life
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2017: Gold in Culinary-Related Travel for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2017: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- North American Travel Journalists Association Awards, 2016: Two Silver awards in Destination Travel and Adventure Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2016: Gold in Foreign Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2015: Gold in Personal Comment for “Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces,” New York Times
- Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing, 2013: Silver in Most Unforgettable Character for “Spitting Distance in Jodhpur,” Wall Street Journal
Books
- New York Times Cultured Traveler: Contributed a feature on Bosnia & Herzegovina to this upcoming anthology
- Best American Travel Writing 2021: “City of Saints” from Travel + Leisure was selected for the 2021 edition of this anthology, edited by Padma Lakshmi and Jason Wilson
- New York Times 36 Hours World: 150 Cities from Abu Dhabi to Zurich: Contributed 36 Hours guides to Johannesburg and Mumbai for this anthology
- My Life Abroad: A Selection of Expat Stories: Contributed to this compilation of expat stories from around the globe, recounting my experience as an American in South Africa, in the chapter “From New York City to Cape Town.”
- The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35: Contributed my essay “When Coconuts Attack” to this travel anthology.