Late Pakistani chef Fatima Ali wins James Beard Media Award
Wins prize for for Personal Essay, Short Form penned in October 2018
Fatima Ali. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistani-American chef Fatima Ali, who passed away earlier this year after a prolonged battle with cancer, has been posthumously awarded with the James Beard Media Award in the Personal Essay, Short Form category.
Ali won the award for her essay 'I’m a Chef with Terminal Cancer. This Is What I’m Doing with the Time I Have Left' penned in October 2018 for Bon Appetite magazine.
The awards gala will be held on May 6.
The 29-year-old, who appeared on US TV show Top Chef, died after being diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects bone and soft tissue.
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She had undergone aggressive cancer treatment in the US and was declared cancer-free. However, her health later deteriorated.
Ali won the award for her essay 'I’m a Chef with Terminal Cancer. This Is What I’m Doing with the Time I Have Left' penned in October 2018 for Bon Appetite magazine.
The awards gala will be held on May 6.
The 29-year-old, who appeared on US TV show Top Chef, died after being diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects bone and soft tissue.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEUxvzlHAL/?utm_source=ig_embed
She had undergone aggressive cancer treatment in the US and was declared cancer-free. However, her health later deteriorated.