Fatima Ali. PHOTO: FILE
Fatima Ali the brilliant Pakistani who became the Top World Chef- and lost her battle to cancer earlier this year daughter of Ashtar Ali just won James Beard Award for her personal short essay published last year in Bon Appetite magazine.
— Syeda Yasmeen Ali (@yasmeen_9) April 27, 2019
A proud moment for us all. pic.twitter.com/J24SQqyu1v
Congratulations to all our 2019 James Beard Media Award winners! Check out the full list #jbfa https://t.co/pHOkNCVYFF
— James Beard Foundation (@beardfoundation) April 27, 2019
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.
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