Ramin Ganeshram

Ramin Ganeshram (born June 21, 1968, New York City) is an American journalist, chef and cookbook author who writes about American and Caribbean foodways and culinary culture. She is known for her specialized knowledge of Trinidad & Tobago cuisine.

Ramin Ganeshram, December 2009, New York

Life and career

Ganeshram was born in New York City to a Trinidadian father and an Iranian mother. She attended Stuyvesant High School of Science and earned a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, both in Manhattan. Later she trained at the Institute of Culinary Education[1] also in New York City, where she has also worked as a chef instructor. For eight years Ganeshram worked as a feature writer/stringer for The New York Times regional sections and another eight years for Newsday as a food columnist and feature writer.

In addition to contributing to a variety of food publications including Saveur, Gourmet, Bon Appetit and epicurious.com, Ganeshram has written food/culture/travel articles for Islands (as contributing editor);[2] National Geographic Traveler; Forbes Traveler; Forbes Four Seasons and many others. She was as a reporter and writer on Molly O’Neill’s magnum One Big Table (Simon & Schuster 2010). Her own cookbooks include Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad & Tobago (Hippocrene 2006;2nd Ed 2010) and The America I Am: Pass It Down Cookbook (Smiley Books, 2011) with Jeff Henderson[3]

Ganeshram has received seven journalism awards for her writing and an International Association of Culinary Professionals Bert Greene culinary journalism nomination. In January 2010, she founded the charity Food 4 Haiti,[4] to raise money for the UN World Food Programme’s effort in the earthquake ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti. She is currently on the board of the Meriden, Connecticut-based non-profit, My City Kitchen, which teaches kids about food and cooking as a way to instill healthy lifestyle habits while raising self-esteem.

Her first work of fiction Stir It Up![5] focuses on a teen chef who gets a shot at cooking competition show on Food Network. Ganeshram herself has appeared on Food Network on the show Throwdown! with Bobby Flay and has made appearances on CNNfn, Good Day New York, and other news and lifestyle shows for both radio and television.

Ganeshram has one brother, Ramesh Ganeshram, and is married to photojournalist Jean Paul Vellotti. She lives with her husband and daughter in Westport, Connecticut.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Unique Culinary Careers: Ramin Ganeshram | DICED: The Official Blog of ICE". Blog.iceculinary.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. ↑ "ISLANDS Experts: Our Best Contributors". Islands.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Henderson". Food Network. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Food 4 Haiti Westporter organizes event with help of 50 food celebs - Thehour.com: Arts And Life". Thehour.com. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  5. ↑ Stir It Up: A Novel. "Stir It Up: A Novel: Ramin Ganeshram: 9780545165822: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.

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