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Today's guest is Asma Khan, the celebrated chef and restaurateur behind Darjeeling Express in London, and a fierce champion for women everywhere. She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her latest cookbook, “Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Season,” a tribute to Indian home cooking and the beauty of seasonal flavors, and her new cooking series on Discovery+, “Secrets of the Curry Kitchen.” They also discuss overcoming adversity, the ways women are held back, and the importance of family recipes. Thank you to Struesli for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe.Subscribe to Cherry Bombe's print magazine. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Asma: Instagram, Darjeeling Express, "Monsoon" cookbookMore on Kerry: Instagram

Asma Khan is an Indian-born British chef and a social change advocate in the food industry. She joins Google to discuss her book, “Monsoon: Delicious Indian recipes for every day and season,” a masterclass in the flavors of Indian cookery. Originally born in Calcutta, Asma's journey into the culinary world was not straightforward. She initially pursued academia before moving to Cambridge in 1991 to join her husband. Her passion for cooking began mainly to combat homesickness. Asma's culinary career began in earnest in 2012 with a supper club in her home, evolving into a pop-up in a Soho pub and eventually leading to the opening of her restaurant, Darjeeling Express, in June 2017. Her restaurant is known for its unique blend of street food, comfort food from Calcutta, and royal dishes from her Mughlai heritage. The food is cooked by an all-women team who began, like Asma, as home cooks. In addition to her restaurant, Asma gained recognition as the first British chef featured on Netflix's "Chef's Table." Her episode was part of the series' sixth season and nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Documentary section. Business Insider named her number 1 on their 2019 list of the "100 Coolest People in Food and Drink." Asma was also included in TIME 100 as one of the most influential people of 2024. Watch this episode at youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle.

Asma Khan grew up in India, where late summer means monsoon season. But it wasn't until she moved to England in the '90s that she learned how to cook. At 45, after earning a PhD in constitutional law, she opened Darjeeling Express. The London restaurant made her into a celebrity chef and an authority on Indian food. Now, Khan is out with a new cookbook called Monsoon, which celebrates a seasonal approach to cooking. In today's episode, Khan speaks with NPR's Asma Khalid about making a big career change in her 40s, her commitment to an all-women kitchen staff, and the meaning of modular cooking.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In this enlightening episode, host Samuel Goldsmith sits down with the inspiring Asma Khan, renowned restaurateur and award-winning author, to discuss her journey in the culinary world. From her roots in India to founding Darjeeling Express in London, Asma shares her experiences of overcoming gender norms and empowering women through her all-female kitchen. She provides heartfelt insights into her family's cooking traditions, the operation of her kitchen, and the social justice issues intertwined with her culinary practice. We also delve into her latest book, 'Monsoon,' her recognition as one of Time's 100 most influential people, and her favourite recipes. This episode is a celebration of food, culture, and the power of women working together. Asma Khan is one of the UK and India's brightest culinary stars. An award-winning chef, best-selling cookbook author and the owner of London's famed Darjeeling Express restaurant. She sits on the Mayor's Business Advisory Board and is an Honorary Fellow at Oxford University. Asma is the first British chef to be profiled in Netflix's Emmy nominated Chef's Table and the first chef to be featured on Vogue's list of 25 most influential women. She has become one of the UK's most prominent female chefs and her restaurant, a favourite amongst Hollywood's A-list entertainers. Best known for her all-female kitchen team and her commitment to social change, Asma is an unstoppable force in the hospitality industry and beyond. Subscribers to the Good Food app via App Store get access to the show ad-free, and with regular bonus content such as interviews recorded at the good food show. To get started, download the Good Food app today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Asma Khan—Michelin-starred chef, activist, and the woman who turned rejection into revolution sits down with Danielle Robay. Born into an Indian royal bloodline, Asma was told from birth that she was a disappointment—too dark, too fat, too unworthy. The extended family dismissed her. She was never meant to be a leader. But that's exactly what she became. Now, she is the force behind Darjeeling Express, a London restaurant run entirely by South Asian immigrant women—home cooks, nannies, and housewives who had never worked in professional kitchens before. In this episode, Asma shares: The one sentence her sister told her as a child that changed her life forever Why she refuses to scream in the kitchen—and what male chefs get wrong about food How Darjeeling Express began in her home and became an international success The painful truth about losing friends after success (and how she knew it was time to walk away) How she convinced a banker to fund her dream—after getting laughed out of the room The surprising person who saved her when she hit rock bottom Why she chose to hire only South Asian immigrant women—and how they built something powerful together Why her scars are her greatest source of power The Hollywood A-lister who surprised her with bagels and became an unexpected friend Follow Asma Khan here  

İngiltere Kralı III. Charles ve eşi Kraliçe Camilla, Ramazan'ın başlangıcından hemen önce Londra'daki bir restoranda basının karşısına çıktı. Asma Khan adlı Hindistan kökenli Müslüman bir hanımın işlettiği Darjeeling Express'e giden çift, ihtiyaç sahiplerine dağıtılacak yiyeceklerin hazırlanmasına yardımcı oldu. Kral ve Kraliçe, bir yandan mekânda bulunan çeşitli milletlere mensup Müslümanlarla sohbet etti, bir yandan da geleneksel Hint pilavı biryânî ve hurmaları paketledi.

The Prince and Princess of Wales took the train to Pontypridd for a first joint visit to Wales since 2023 - and looked delighted to be back.  Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal features writer Jennifer Newton to discuss William and Kate's loved up day out. The King and Queen also enjoyed a joint outing this week, with a laugh-filled visit to the Darjeeling Express restaurant ahead of Ramadan.  Plus the countdown is on to Meghan's Netflix show launching, and the team reflect on what we learned from Jason Knauf's 60 Minutes interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A group of 70 female chefs and hospitality professionals have signed an open letter calling out what they call the ‘pervasive' sexism in British kitchens. It's in response to chef Jason Atherton saying he had never seen sexism in the kitchen - he has since clarified his comments, saying that he wasn't denying the existence of sexism, just that he hadn't 'witnessed it personally. Anita is joined by chef and founder of the all-female kitchen Darjeeling Express, Asma Khan, and chef and founder of Tiella, Dara Klein, who helped write the open letter.The beloved 1995 film Clueless, inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, starred Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, and the late Brittany Murphy. Cher Horowitz is the most popular student at Beverly Hills High, renowned for her unique talent at finding love for others. Clueless the Musical has just opened at the Trafalgar Theatre in London. Anita discusses the adaptation and the story's enduring appeal with the original writer/director Amy Heckerling and multi-platinum singer-songwriter KT Tunstall who has written the score.Montage of clips from the 1995 movie, Clueless, written and directed by Amy Heckerling, produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence, production companies Robert Lawrence Productions, Scott Rudin Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures.Amelia Price, a survivor of rape and assault by her ex-partner, has launched her own investigation into the Scottish justice system. Despite her attacker being convicted and sentenced to over four years in prison, the court refused to impose a non-harassment order (NHO) against him. With his release imminent, Price fears he could legally contact her. She has waived her anonymity to raise awareness about the issue and advocate for mandatory NHOs in domestic abuse cases. Anita speaks to her about her campaign alongside Fiona McMullen from ASSIST, a domestic abuse advocacy service. 'Sen-betweeners' is the term Lisa Lloyd, a mum of two autistic children, uses to describe her children. She says their neurodivergence is too severe to fit easily into mainstream school, but not severe enough for a special school, so they fall between the gaps. Lisa has written a guide for other parents on ‘Raising the Sen-betweeners,' in which she, whilst recognising that all children are different and there can be no rules, offers tips and advice for how to handle behaviours. Lisa joins Anita to share what she has learnt.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Claire Fox

For many chefs, cooking was a calling, but for others, it was a way to connect with culture. In this special episode, we’re revisiting what ignited the passion for food and cooking for Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express, Pierre Thiam from Teranga and NOK by Alara, and award-winning chef and author Anahita Dhondy. In this episode, Asma shares how her supper clubs changed the Soho foodie scene, Anahita opens up about embracing an oft-forgotten ancient Indian grain in a modern way, and Pierre discusses how a series of unfortunate events led to him discovering the wonder of chemistry in the kitchen. Resources and links: Full episode: The connection between food, culture, power and racism Full episode: Modernising millets and embracing traditional foods Full episode: The importance of agricultural diversity, with Chef Pierre Thiam Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Today's episode was recorded at this year's Shine Away conference, hosted by Reese Witherspoon's media company, Hello Sunshine. Asma Khan, the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express, joins Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond on stage to talk about her inspiring life and career. “I am what I am because I was put through fire,” says Asma.Asma didn't set out to be a chef. In fact, she didn't even know how to cook when she got married. Today, there's a “Chef's Table” episode about her on Netflix, she was on this year's TIME 100 list, and she has a new cookbook, her third, out this March titled "Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Season.” She talks about her unlikely start in the culinary world, her all-female kitchen, how she raised the money to open her business, and her commitment to female empowerment. Thank you to AT&T for supporting the Shine Away conference.Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe.For Jubilee 2025 Early Bird tickets, click here. Click here for the fall issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine.Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Asma: Instagram, Darjeeling ExpressMore on Kerry: Instagram

Asma Khan breaks a lot of fine dining's unspoken rules. She is the chef and owner of London's beloved Darjeeling Express, an Indian restaurant whose entire kitchen is staffed by women. Her kitchen has no hierarchy, and her chefs were trained as home cooks. Asma's advocacy for women has won her a spot on Time magazine's 100 most influential people list, and her kitchen has been widely profiled and acclaimed. Yet she remains extremely candid about her industry's problems, speaking out about bullying, sexism and racism in the world's top kitchens. Today, we bring you Lilah's conversation with Asma, which was recorded live onstage during the recent FT Weekend Festival in London.-------We love hearing from you. Lilah is on Instagram @lilahrap. We're on X @lifeandartpod and on email at lifeandart@ft.com. We are grateful for reviews on Apple and Spotify. And please share this episode with your friends!-------Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): – Check out Asma's ode to the dried red chilli in the FT here: https://on.ft.com/3XtemvF– Asma Khan is on X @Asma_KhanLDN and Instagram at @asmakhanlondon– You can learn more about her in Season 6 of Netflix's Chef's Table-------Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: http://ft.com/lifeandartRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Asma Khan was in her 20s, she couldn't even boil an egg. By the age of 45, Asma led an all-female kitchen staff at her acclaimed London restaurant, Darjeeling Express. Today, Asma is an award-winning chef, a bestselling cookbook author and a fierce advocate for women in professional kitchens. Asma joins the Bright Side to discuss how her upbringing in India ignited her to revolutionize the culinary world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef Asma Khan is a bolt of lightning to the senses. Born a second daughter, she felt dismissed by society, but Asma Khan has always known her worth. With her restaurant Darjeeling Express in London, she takes pride in her all-women staff, cooking food they'd serve at home. Her contributions to the culinary world were recognized on the Time 100 list of people who are deeply influential in the world and she was featured in an episode of Chef's Table. Khan spoke with Tinfoil Swans about how change happens in restaurants and the power of ganging up with good souls. For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans This episode contains mentions of abuse. If you or someone you know needs help, please refer to the link for resources. https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/the-food-wine-pro-guide-to-mental-health-and-sobriety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyer Harriet Wistrich is the founder and director of Centre for Women's Justice. She joins Anita Rani to talk about her new book, Sister in Law, which looks into 10 of her hard-won cases over 30 years. They include Sally Challen's appeal against her conviction for the murder of her husband, the victims of the taxi driver John Worboys, and the women caught up in the 'Spy Cops' scandal. Cases that she says demonstrate that "terrifyingly often, the law is not fit-for-purpose for half the population".Boris Johnson's son Wilf's fourth birthday party has been gaining attention online, after pictures were shared on social media of his celebration featuring a monster truck bouncy castle with separate ball pit, and a bespoke balloon display. Have we finally reached the point of the ridiculous when it comes to children's parties? Journalist Anna Tyzack, who wrote an article about this very subject in the i newspaper, and one half of the comedy duo Scummy Mummies, Helen Thorn, join Anita to discuss. The risk of ACL injuries in female football players is up to six times higher than their male counterparts. Leeds Beckett University is leading a new study into why this risk rate is so high and the impact on athletes. Knee surgeon to the sports stars Andy Williams explains why this may be happening and footballer Emma Samways, of Hashtag United in Essex, tells us about her ACL injury from earlier on this year.Chef Asma Khan has just been named as one of the 100 most influential people of the 2024, by the Time magazine. Asma is the founder of the London restaurant, Darjeeling Express, which has a women-only kitchen, mostly made up of South Asian immigrants over the age of 50. Asma has been a vocal champion for gender equality, and she talks about the change she wants to see in the restaurant industry.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Olivia Skinner

In today's episode, Paul is joined by the amazing Asma Khan. Asma is an icon of the food world. From starting private supper clubs in her home to founding the iconic restaurant Darjeeling Express. In today's episode, Paul joins Asma in that very restaurant as she shares how she advocates for amplifying marginalised voices through food. She highlights the importance of community support, they discuss the challenges facing the restaurant industry at the moment and Asma shares her beliefs about the connection between food, culture, power and racism.   Resources and links: Darjeeling Express website Asma Khan on Instagram Asma Khan on X Asma Khan on the 2024 TIME100 List | TIME   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

This episode we hear from Asma Khan - chef, author and owner of Darjeeling Express, a restaurant she runs with a team of self-taught South Asian women chefs. She talks about why lifting up and helping others is her idea of success and demanding a seat at the table for women so is important to her. Olive is celebrating it's 20th birthday this year so to mark the occasion we are re-releasing 20 of our favourite podcast episodes over the next month. Listen again to some old favourites or discover unheard episodes as we dive deep into the back catalogue. And don't forget there are more than 400 podcast episodes in the archive – just head to olivemagazine.com to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're hosting a dinner party, and you are all invited! On this week's Meat and Three, we explore the complex meanings behind sharing a meal with friends, family, and acquaintances. We dive into how a casual dinner party can be a conduit for community building and fostering connections across diverse frontiers, and how food is central to these experiences. We will also see how some unexpected guests at these get-togethers can spark up some mystery while enjoying a home-cooked meal. Further Reading:Read more from the Venerable Thubten Chodron on mindful eating and learn about Sravasti Abbey. Keep up with Asma Kahn's work here. Listen to the whole Spaces for Joy episode on Queer the Table. Keep Meat and Three on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Meat and Three is powered by Simplecast.

As the owner of Darjeeling Express, British restaurateur Asma Khan astounds diners with sumptuous Indian cuisine and inspires as an advocate for social change. The Darjeeling Express kitchen is proudly run by an all-women team, and has been recognised as one of London's best restaurants by the Evening Standard. Khan herself has starred in Netflix's award-winning series Chef's Table and is the UN World Food Programme's Chef Advocate for the United Kingdom. Visiting Victoria for the Wheeler Centre's international writers series, World of Words, Khan sat down for a long lunch at award-winning winery and restaurant Montalto. With writer and editor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, she recounts the twists and turns of her culinary career, discusses her new cookbook Ammu, and shares her philosophy of food as a conversation about our universal similarities, connecting and uniting us across the globe. Presented in partnership with Montalto. The bookseller for this event was Antipodes Bookshop and Gallery. The event was recorded on Thursday 25 May 2023 at Montalto. Featured music is ‘They Dream By Day' by Krotos.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef Asma Khan uses cooking to connect with her family. After moving from Kolkata to England, she longed to return home to learn her mother's recipes. She did that, and brought them back to London, opening a restaurant called Darjeeling Express

Chef Asma Khan uses cooking to connect with her family. After moving from Kolkata to England, she longed to return home to learn her mother's recipes. She did that, and brought them back to London, opening a restaurant called Darjeeling Express

Restaurateurs Asma Khan and Judy Joo share how food can bridge cultures and bring people together. Background:Food may be a universal experience, but the culinary world has a long patriarchal history. Throughout their own tenures in the industry, chef and philanthropist Asma Khan, who owns London's Darjeeling Express restaurant, and restaurateur and author Judy Joo, who operates the eatery Seoul Bird, faced a long line of roadblocks. At BoF VOICES, both shared how they struggled to find restaurant spaces, were talked over in meetings and consistently saw Western cuisines prized above all else.But it was through their respective journeys that Joo and Khan realised the depth of the relationship between food and politics, and how it can be used to help open people's minds. This week on The BoF Podcast, Khan and Joo discussed being women of colour in the male-dominated food world, as well as how food can be a vehicle for cross-cultural sharing and acceptance. “The more you learn about other cultures, you learn about tolerance, you learn about mindfulness, and you learn to respect each other more,” said Joo. Key Insights:After working in careers in law and finance, both Joo and Khan's passion for cooking pushed them to pursue careers in food. “I pursued a career in fixed income derivatives for about five or six years, and then I had an epiphany and I decided, you know, I can't chase a pay cheque anymore,” said Joo. “I really want to chase my passion… I just wanted to cook and eat. Patriarchal structures are reflected in the way the people eat, something Khan witnessed firsthand growing up. “I learned as a young woman in India that in our society, in every meal, women ate last, girls ate least, this was how it was,” said Khan.While hosting “supper clubs” out of her own kitchen, Khan more deeply understood how difficult it was to draw a line between food and culture. “I want to tell people you cannot take my food and separate culture from it. I won't let you eat it… You break bread with me. You have a conversation about my food,” said Khan. Though she — and her cuisine — have faced prejudice, Joo said Korean pop culture like “Squid Game” and “Money Heist: Korea” has opened more people's eyes. “Food is so often the entry point to learning about a new culture,” she said. Additional Resources:BoF VOICES 2022: Creativity and Its Power to Change: From South Korea and Japan to Ghana and Ukraine, speakers including Fast Retailing's Koji Yanai, photographer Campbell Addy and stylist Julie Pelipas discussed the power of culture and creativity in the fourth session of BoF's annual conference for big thinkers.You can catch up on all the videos from BoF VOICES on our YouTube channel, please follow this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the 2Gs, our gourmands and geeks, Sadaf and Archit, speak with Asma Khan, author, chef, and founder of Darjeeling Express. Together, they explore: What made Asma switch from academia to the kitchen? How is Darjeeling Express breaking the barriers and pushing for women's rights and empowerment? What is more important to Asma: maintaining the real flavor of the food or giving it a modern take to make it look more ‘presentable'? The misconceptions around Indian food that she tackled with her supper club Important links to geek out more:  Social Media: Twitter | Instagram Books by Asma Khan Asma's Indian Kitchen Ammu Article: Asma Khan Won't Stop Shaking the World by Katherine Lagrave Article: Asma Khan: ‘Restaurants should be ranked on how they treat their people' by Nosheen Iqbal Article: At Chef Asma Khan's table, food is served with a dash of courage by Avantika Bhuyan You can follow Sadaf Hussain & Archit Puri on their Instagram handle Sadaf Hussain: @sadaf_hussain  Archit Puri: @thehustlingglutton Subscribe & listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Gaana, Amazon Music or any other podcast app. Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got a new theme tune, a new moisturising regime for Jane and a new supermarket checkout career for Fi.They're also joined by Asma Khan, UN World Food Programme Chef Advocate and the founder of the super successful restaurant Darjeeling Express.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I was fat and dark and not very pretty and not graceful. And that was so very different to how girls were supposed to be in my family.”   Star of Netflix's Chef's Table, author, and acclaimed restaurateur Asma Khan is known for London's popular Darjeeling Express - where her all-women kitchen breaks taboos in Indian culture. She joins Jimi to discuss how her refusal to accept the traditional place for women in her birth country has driven her UK success. Plus, we discover the part The Beatles, and discovering ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' on VHS play in developing a love and understanding of her home-from-home. Keep up with the show or get in touch at whereshomereally.com.

This week on The Bizzimumzi Podcast, Ashley is joined in conversation by Asma Khan.      Asma Khan is an Indian-born British chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. She owns Darjeeling Express restaurant in Central London and was profiled on the sixth season of the documentary series Chef's Table.     Asma Khan shares a candid chat about her 5 year age gap between her two boys. She shares and strongly believes your power, your gift, your privilege is not for you... it is to be handed down to empower others.     Also in this Bizzimumzi podcast episode we discuss:      * Have a 5 year age gap between two kids     *PCOS     *South Asian upbringing     *Cooking for charity     *Teaching her children a strong work ethic from a young age     *Creating an all female kitchen for her restaurant, Darjeeling Express.      *Teaching your kids young love, gratitude and to Dream Big and Start Small       The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of being a mom, owning a successful business and truly managing being an un-single single mom, attempting to balance all aspects of family life! Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi - who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a show for those Mom's that are not trying to be shiny and filtered. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically, at their best and worst, Bizzimumzi's!      

Asma Khan is a world-renowned restaurateur and cookbook author who runs London restaurant Darjeeling Express with its kitchen entirely staffed by women.    After two years at her current location in Covent Garden, she has moved on, but she's struggling to find another place for her restaurant. She blames discrimination in what she called the ‘all white, Mayfair, men only club' of the hospitality industry.   She joined Krishnan to talk about where her love of cooking real Indian food came from, finding a new home for her restaurant, and writing her recent cookbook for her mother.   Produced by : Nina Hodgson

The London restaurant Darjeeling Express is the place to go for an outstanding mutton kebab, and for celebrity sightings. But the chef behind this hotspot has no formal culinary training. Asma Khan started her cooking career hosting secret supper clubs in her apartment, when her husband was traveling for work. Now she's staffed her restaurant entirely with women, all of whom learned to cook as housewives and nannies. As she tells Dan, her advocacy is driven by the pain she faced as the second daughter in her family, in a society that prized boys over girls. We also hear the unlikely story of how her restaurant was funded, why she will absolutely never put papadams in a tuna sandwich, and her new cookbook, Ammu.The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Johanna Mayer, Tracey Samuelson, and Jared O'Connell. This episode was mixed by Marcus Hahm.Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.

Mo Gawdat had it all. An illustrious 30 year career in tech, serving as the Chief Business Officer of Google X, all the money he needed and more, and was happily married with two children. However despite his many riches, he never felt completely satisfied. Fascinated by his lack of fulfilment and with his passion for technology, Mo began building an algorithm for happiness.  Then, after the sudden and devastating loss of his son Ali, Mo turned to his calculation for happiness to make it through the darkest period of his life, and soon swore to honour Ali's death, by helping one billion people to become happier.  Now a best selling author and public speaker, Mo's expertise on achieving happiness is captivating, as he shares his theory that we are all born with happiness as our ‘default state', but it is the circumstances or choices we make whilst growing up that create unhappiness from within.  Mo also discusses his second area of expertise  —  the rise of Artificial Intelligence  —  and how by just 2029, the smartest being on planet earth won't be a human. A topic that can often be difficult to comprehend, Mo explains what AI is, and most importantly why we must learn to coexist alongside it.  Discussing the art of practising gratitude, accepting grief and also revealing his secret formula of how to unlock a life that is 99% joyful, this truly is an unmissable episode, which Holly swears has already completely changed her life.  If you enjoyed this conversation, you might also enjoy Holly's episode with Asma Khan, founder of The Darjeeling Express.  This Conversations of Inspiration podcast episode is brought to you with support from Adobe Express. Enjoying listening to these unfiltered chats? Subscribe to Holly's weekly newsletters on our website, where she shares small business inspiration of all kinds, exclusive nuggets of wisdom from her and her guests, plus offers, creative ideas and topical, 'ungoogleable' business advice. 

40 years ago the BBC broadcast a new TV cooking series called "Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking". It was a first, and showed audiences that Indian food did not rely on curry powder, and that dishes were different depending on what region of India they originated. But that's not all, the series and Madhur Jaffrey's subsequent books (she has written more than 30) had another effect; it made her a model for two generations of women with roots in India. Today Sheila Dillon meets some of those prominent and hugely successful female chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and stylists who are currently working in the UK, to find out about their lives, and what they make of Madhur Jaffrey's legacy. Asma Khan rose to fame when she was chosen as the first British chef to star in the Netflix series, Chef's Table. She runs her London restaurant, Darjeeling Express, with an all-female staff. Chetna Makan worked as a fashion designer in India before moving to the UK. She switched careers after making it to the semi-finals of the Great British Bake Off in 2014. She is now the author of 5 cookery books, and has more than 210,000 subscribers on YouTube. Ravinder Bhogal is a chef, food writer and author of two books. She also runs the London restaurant, Jikoni, which she describes as being “proudly inauthentic”. Romy Gill is a chef, broadcaster and food writer, and was one of the first Asian women in the UK to own her own restaurant. Rukmini Iyer is a food stylist and writer and the author of the bestselling "Roasting Tin" series of books. Sejal Sukhadwala is a London food writer. Her first book "The Philosophy of Curry" has just been published. Presented by Sheila Dillon Produced in Bristol by Natalie Donovan

Established and respected, Asma Khan was climbing a highly impressive career ladder in law, until she chose to address the dark hole she'd been feeling inside — later diagnosed as unfulfillment.  There are so many reasons we find to not take risks, especially when it comes to our jobs aren't there? Fears around judgement, money and uncertainty hold so many of us back from pursuing our dreams.  Now, founder of the Darjeeling Express and globally renowned chef, Asma explains how she recognised her passion, and reignited the fire in her belly. Spoken with such entrepreneurial wisdom, Asma's words and actions of bravery, exemplify how you can change your path and follow your dreams no matter what your age or level.  Holly shares her own experiences with controlling the direction of her life, along with the pressures she too feels when it comes to achieving her business dreams. Holly's advice is for anyone out there seeking the strength and determination needed to navigate their life compass. This really is one of Holly's very favourite Lightbulb Moments, and if there's ever a phrase she'll urge you to remember it's Asma's words — ‘Your power is not your dress size, it's whose life you've changed''.  As one of ten very special episodes, Holly is also joined by Rachel Wilkins, founder of Dinky Artist and member of Dell's Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN), who has shared her very own Lightbulb Moment, too. Find out more at dwen.com. Follow Holly Tucker MBE and Holly & Co on Instagram. Check out our Holly & Co website. Listen to Asma Khan's episode here. 

We had the privilege of speaking with the inspiring, talented and eloquent Asma Khan. We spoke with Asma about her new cookbook, Ammu, which is available from all major retailers now. We explore cultural representation, the role and place of women today and food as a love language. We can't explain enough how inspiring Asma is and how much more we could talk with her, but you can get your dose of her here with the Two Chickpeas and by purchasing Ammu :) Asma Khan is the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express. She moved to Cambridge from Calcutta in 1991. Now residing in London with her husband and two boys, she comes from a royal background – Rajput on her father's side and Bengali on her mother's. After studying law, Asma went on to do a PhD in British Constitutional Law at King's College London. Cooking was always her passion and she began her food career in 2012 as a supper club in her home. In 2015, she opened a pop-up in a Soho pub to much acclaim, and Darjeeling Express the restaurant opened its doors in June 2017. A year later, her debut cook book “Asma's Indian Kitchen” was published by Pavilion on 4th October 2018. The book was the winner in the U.K. category for food publishing in Indian cuisine in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Asma is the first British chef to feature in Netflix's Emmy nominated Chef's Table. Her episode also received a 2020 James Beard Award nomination. Business Insider named her number 1 on their list of "100 Coolest People in Food and Drink". The Evening Standard listed her in The Progress 1000 as one of London's most influential people 2019. She has been included in the eighth edition of the GG2 Power List –profiling Britain's 101 most influential Asians and she is now the first chef to be featured on Vogue's list of 25 most influential women of year for 2020. (Taken from the Darjeeling Express Website)

Ammu, a term used mostly in South Asian Muslim homes for mother, is the title of Asma Khan's new book. Part memoir, part cookbook 'Ammu' is a celebration of the food she loves to make but also of the woman who nurtured her and taught her to cook. Drawing on her experiences during the pandemic, the chef and founder of the acclaimed restaurant Darjeeling Express, celebrates the power of home cooking and the link between food and love. How important are your sleeping arrangements in a relationship? Recently the journalist Sally Peck swapped one duvet for two in bed with her husband, and now she can't imagine going back. Sally joins Chloe to explore what difference this simple change made to her marriage. The second series of Bridgerton starts today and features Simone Ashley, a British actor of South Asian descent, in a lead role. She plays Kate Sharma, who has recently arrived in London and quickly draws the attention of Anthony Bridgerton. But what was life really like for South Asian women in Britain during this era? Professor Durba Ghosh lectures on Modern South Asia, the British empire and Colonialism at Cornell University. Presenter: Chloe Tilley Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Asma Khan Interviewed Guest: Sally Peck Interviewed Guest: Professor Durba Ghosh

Chef and restaurateur Asma Khan – owner of Darjeeling Express in London, and the first British chef to appear on Netflix's ‘Chef's Table' – is this week's diner. Asma Khan's new book ‘Ammu: Indian Home-Cooking To Nourish Your Soul' is out now, published by Ebury Press. Buy it here. Follow Asma on Twitter @Asma_KhanLDN and Instagram @asmakhanlondon. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Asma Khan is one of the UK's most prominent female chefs and an unstoppable force for social change in the food industry.  We discuss her life before coming to the UK and why she felt the need to explore her identity and culture through her cooking. The process of going from having dinner clubs at home to opening a restaurant at the most prestigious sites in London was full of many challenges - but nothing that Asma couldn't take on. As well as creating a place for Indian food, Asma has made Darjeeling Express into much more than a restaurant. It's a platform for social change – a place where every woman is celebrated and empowered. Watch Asma Khan on Netflix's Chef's Table Pre-order Ammu Follow Asma on Twitter & Instagram

Mettre un pied devant l'autre, avancer, recommencer. Ce mois-ci, Victoire, Pascale, Jeanne et Marianne comparent le récit autobiographique Wild de Cheryl Strayed à son adaptation en film par Jean-Marc Vallée. À 26 ans, Cheryl Strayed est en perdition : tout juste divorcée, tombée dans l'héroïne, incapable de se remettre de la mort de sa mère, elle décide alors de se lancer dans une randonnée de 1700 kilomètres, le Pacific Crest Trail, qui s'étend sur toute la côté Ouest des Etats-Unis. Mais le film est-il fidèle aux mémoires qu'il adapte ? Réponse dans l'épisode ! 2 min 52 : On commence par parler du récit Wild écrit par Cheryl Strayed et paru en 2012. 42 min 02 : On enchaîne sur son adaptation en film réalisée par Jean-Marc Vallée avec Reese Witherspoon et Laura Dern. 1 h 26 min 33 : On termine sur nos recommandations autour de Jean-Marc Vallée, les histoires de randonnées et les voyages initiatiques. Si vous avez lu ou vu Wild, n'hésitez pas à partager votre avis avec nous !

The FoodTalk Show is delighted to welcome Asma Khan into the studio to tell us her incredible story.  The first and only British chef to feature in Netflix's ‘Chefs Table', Asma has earned huge plaudits in the cooking world thanks to her amazing Asian cooking skills. She's even been voted the no.1 Coolest Person in Food and Drink by Business Insider. If you've ever visited the hugely popular Darjeeling Express you'll know what we mean. There's so much more to Asma than her cooking though  . . . see how her roots make this story even more unlikely.

Olly gets to sit down for a face-to-face chat with chef and old friend Asma Khan at her Covent Garden restaurant Darjeeling Express to talk, amongst other things, all-female kitchens, finding her place at the hospitality industry table, serving lunch to Paul Rudd, and chai, all over a glass of Everleaf non-alcoholic aperitif. Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith. Asma's Instagram is @asmakhanlondon. This episode is brought to you by Everleaf Non-Alcoholic Aperitifs.

Asma Khan on Jazz Shapers with Mishcon de Reya. Jazz Shapers in association with Mishcon de Reya broadcasts every Saturday at 9am, with a repeat on Monday at 5am, just before the Business Breakfast. Presented by broadcaster and Mishcon de Reya's Director of Business Development Elliot Moss, Jazz Shapers shares music from the risk takers, leaders and influencers of jazz, soul and blues, alongside interviews with their equivalent in the business world: entrepreneurs who have defined and shaped business categories and ways of operating, defying convention and have gone on to achieve great success. With more than 900 people, Mishcon de Reya is an independent London-based law firm that serves an international community of clients. In their words: "We appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside our clients as a trusted advisor. Building strong personal connections to our clients and their businesses is important to us. It is for these reasons we say ‘It's business. But it's personal.'

In Texas, a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into force this week. This means that a woman can't have an abortion once a foetal heartbeat is heard, something medical authorities say is misleading. On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court refused an appeal from reproductive health care organisation, Planned Parenthood to stop the law. What will this mean for women and abortion access in Texas? “Girlboss” has been used as a term of empowerment - referring to a new generation of confident, take-charge women who pursue their own entrepreneurial ambitions. But since Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso coined the phrase in 2014, the concept has been derided by those who says it has been dominated by white middle class privileged women. But what impact has the movement had for women of colour? Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express, and Otegha Uwagba, author of ‘We Need to Talk About Money' join Anita to discuss. Beverlee Lewis describes herself as a ‘conscious sex worker'. Working with people who have disabilities, she helps coach them to explore relationships and sexuality. This will include being intimate with her clients, many of whom may have never had sex or a relationship with anyone previously. She speaks to Anita about her work. On Wednesday this week we caught up with some of the women walking from Cardiff to the RAF base in Berkshire, to commemorate 40 years since Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was set up. The women were protesting US nuclear missiles being allowed on British soil, and many of the original protest banners made are still discussed today. Charlotte Dew is the author of Women For Peace: Banners From Greenham Common. Presented by Anita Rani Produced by Frankie Tobi

Chefs Alex Claridge and Asma Khan discuss the importance of breaking the silence on abuse in kitchens, her journey within hospitality and why being good to your staff is so important. This is the fourth episode co-hosted by Alex Claridge from The Wilderness in Birmingham. He has invited six exciting guests to join him and Cara Houchen, Editor of The Staff Canteen, each week. Our guest on this episode is Asma Khan, owner of Darjeeling Express who featured as the first British chef on Netflix series Chef's Table. We find out why she wanted to be a pirate when she grew up and why she is so passionate about making changes to the hospitality industry and that includes the guides and their accolades. All of our guests are wearing The Staff Canteen hoodie if you would like one take a look at all of The Staff Canteen merchandise available now: shop.thestaffcanteen.com/ Thanks for listening to Grilled by The Staff Canteen, we talk to the UK's best chefs every week so make sure you follow us so you don't miss out on the latest episode. If you are not already become a member of The Staff Canteen and keep up to date: www.thestaffcanteen.com/index/register Please support us if you like what we do: bit.ly/TSCContribute

This week we're talking gender roles, who gets to be the breadwinner, and how Simone Biles' experience has validated my own gymnastics experience. #AskJoanna: If YOU have any questions about being in a mixed-race, culture, or diet relationship, or about living abroad, please leave me a DM on Instagram. You can also email me at annanwildman@gmail.com. We'll answer it on the next episode! MY SOCIAL LINKS:Follow me on Instagram: @annawildmanTweet at me: @wildmannaEmail me: annanwildman@gmail.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/annawildman Intro/outro music by earthchain: soundcloud.com/earthchain Show Notes:  Darjeeling Express: https://www.darjeeling-express.com/

Is it time the old trope of the brilliant, angry chef gets retired for good? Michelin-starred chefs are often famous for their skill, precision and passion. But many of them are just as well-known for their tyrannical and belligerent behaviour towards staff. With ever more allegations surfacing of abuse and harassment in Michelin-starred restaurants, leaders in the industry are calling for the culture to change once and for all. Eric Rivera, owner and head chef at Addo in Seattle tells the BBC's Tamasin Ford about the abuse he's seen and experienced first-hand, and why he thinks it's always white male chefs who get praised for this behaviour. Asma Khan, chef and owner of Darjeeling Express in London, says chefs should be stripped of their accolades if found to be abusive. Chef and TikTok star Poppy O'Toole says she's worried that without positive change, an industry ravaged by Covid-19 might never fully recover. And Viviana Varese, chef and owner of Viva in Milan, tells Tamasin how she built an inclusive and supportive environment for her staff, while still achieving Michelin-star excellence. Producer: Frey Lindsay (Photo: Chef holding a pan in flames. Credit: Getty Images)

What are the pros and cons of vaccine passports? (00:33) Also on the podcast: is it time for restaurant kitchens to ditch their toxic masculinity? (18:00) And finally... Cricket, what does the new tournament, the Hundred mean for the sport? (30:14) With: Fraser Nelson; Melanie Phillips; Olivia Potts; the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express, Asma Khan; Freddie Wilde, an analyst for Cricvis and legendary sports journalist Henry Blofeld.   Presented by Lara Prendergast Produced by Sam Holmes

What are the pros and cons of vaccine passports?(00:33) Also on the podcast: Is it time for restaurant kitchens to ditch their toxic masculinity? (18:00) And finally... Cricket, what does the new tournament, the Hundred mean for the sport?(30:14) With: Fraser Nelson; Melanie Phillips; Olivia Potts; the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express, Asma Khan; Freddie Wilde, an analyst for Cricvis and legendary sports journalist Henry Blofeld.   Presented by Lara Prendergast Produced by Sam Holmes

Prepare to be awed by Asma Khan - an Indian-born British chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. She owns Darjeeling Express restaurant in London's Covent Garden. Asma is a phenomenal force who uses food for good in so many different ways. We chat about heritage, food sourcing and womanhood. 

A conversation about resilience, friendship, sticking to your values, second generation immigrants and discrimination within your own community. In this episode, Asma Khan, one of the worlds most prolific Indian cuisine chefs, featured in Netflix's Chef's Table series and celebrated by Business Insider, Vogue or GQ, shares her immigration story. Listen to her transformative from a PHD in law, to becoming a chef and an immigrant who empowers others to succeed in their own journey. 

Asma Khan is chef, author and owner of Darjeeling Express, a restaurant she runs with a team of self-taught South Asian women chefs. She talks about why lifting up and helping others is her idea of success and demanding a seat at the table for women so is important to her. She also shares a recent disaster and how she was amazed at the offers of help pouring in to help her. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have a listen again to our podcast from 2019 and marvel at how things have changed!! Asma Khan, founder of Darjeeling Express, joins us to discuss her story and foodie trends of 2019. Chocolate? Expiring Turkey trimmings? Cheese? Crisps? What's filling up the bins outside your property as we head into a brand new year with bleary eyes and a sincere fear of going to work? Don't worry, we know that January is a horrible month and we want to make things a bit easier for you. Alas, we have the first FoodTalk podcast of 2019 here which is live and ready to be downloaded. For this one, we are looking into our crystal ball and trying to gauge what foodie trends will sweep the nation in 2019. There are a few surprising shouts from Ollie Lloyd, our presenter with the crucial Great British Chefs stats, so make sure you note his comments and set an alarm for December to see if they come off. It's not that we didn't value the views of our regular team of Sue, Ollie and Holly, but we did want some fresh perspective on it all too. So to help us we were delighted to welcome Asma Khan into the studio. As well as looking at predicted foodie trends, she told us her incredible story. Due to feature in Netflix's ‘Chefs Table' soon, Asma is earning huge plaudits in the cooking world thanks to her amazing Asian cooking skills. If you've ever visited the hugely popular Darjeeling Express in Soho's Kingly Court, you'll know what we mean. There's so much more to Asma than her cooking though…click play on this episode to see how her roots make this story even more unlikely.  

Jimi and Alison meet Asma Khan, the groundbreaking chef using food to make the world a better place. The founder of London restaurant Darjeeling Express, where home-style Indian dishes are cooked by a team of women, Asma is passionate about championing sidelined communities. She explains why food can help us connect with each other ­– and why you’ll never find okra fries on her menu.Follow Asma Khan on Instagram @asmakhanlondon and on Twitter @Asma_KhanLDN.To find out more about the series go to waitrose.com/podcastHost: Jimi FamurewaCo-host: Alison OakerveeProducer: Sera BerksoyExecutive Producer: Nikki DuffyEditor: Nathan CopelinA John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Asma Khan moved to Cambridge from Calcutta in 1991. After completing her law degree, Asma went on to do a PhD in British Constitutional Law at Kings College London. Cooking was her passion and Asma registered for a food business, which began life as a supper club in her home in Kensington in 2012. In 2015, she opened a pop-up in Soho to much acclaim, and Darjeeling Express the restaurant opened its doors in June 2017. She has been voted ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Asian Restaurant Awards and ‘Entrepreneur of the Year' in the Asian Women of the Year Awards. Her debut cook book Asma's Indian Kitchen was published by Pavilion on 4th October 2018.

Joining Tom Parker Bowles on this episode of Fortnum’s Hungry Minds is award-winning chef, restaurateur and philanthropist – Asma Khan.As she takes us through her inspiring journey from Calcutta to Cambridge, supper clubs to Soho, Tom and Asma discuss why she believes restaurants should be ranked on how they treat people, her work setting up employment for traumatised Yazidi women, and her belief that “you do good and everything else works”.Anyone fortunate enough to have visited Darjeeling Express will know she’s certainly living proof of that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s conversation was recorded as part of the Resetting the Food System summit, cohosted by the Barilla Foundation and Food Tank, where more than thirty speakers shared inspiring insight on how to make the transition to a more sustainable food system. On today’s episode, we’re sharing a conversation between Food Tank’s own Danielle Nierenberg and Asma Khan, chef and owner of Darjeeling Express. Asma is the first British chef to feature in Netflix's Emmy nominated Chef's Table. Her episode also received a 2020 James Beard Award nomination.  While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

It's been a while. Some things have happened on Planet Earth. None of them compare to this event. The mighty return on The TickyOff Two. The TickyOff Boyz. Mankind's only hope. That's right. The world may be on fire but so is the goddamn kitchen so wake up and strap yourself the hell in. Since we last met Sam has failed to quit drinking, is in thrall to a fitness tracker, and again professes his love for the world's finest steakhouse, Aberdeen Angus. James made a foul Halloween soda, is very upbeat and is again taking freebies from a very provincial steakhouse mini-chain called Crowless or Robinfew or something…. Fortunately there is someone else making a return, that person is the incredible Asma Khan who returns to TickyOff to talk Netflix, crummy landlords, hiding from her relatives in her kitchen, the problems with mentor loyalty and the myth of the tortured genius. She also reveals all about the new Darjeeling Express opening this very week. All this plus, Asma says something very nice to the TickyOff Twits, there's a dead crow in a jar and James's Dad makes a truly grim sounding ice-cream involving Daim bars, and fish. It's TickyOff, an interstellar burst, and it's back to save the world again. This episode is sponsored by lockdown wine gods dropwine.co.uk

Laura de Grave over Lekker Lokaal; een reportage van Chris Bajema over de slijpsteen; culinair journalist Hassnae Bouazza over de Brits-Indiase chef Asma Khan van restaurant Darjeeling Express in Londen en jongste bediende Jannekee Kuijper maakt een gerecht uit haar boek Asma’s Indian Kitchen. Presentatie: Petra Possel

With no formal training and an all-women crew of South Asian immigrants in her kitchen, Asma Khan is redefining the culinary scene in the United Kingdom by serving up nostalgia-soaked dishes from her childhood in India. The chef behind “Darjeeling Express” talks about sexism in the industry, being a second daughter, and tells us why she left a light on when she closed her first restaurant.

With no formal training and an all-women crew of South Asian immigrants in her kitchen, Asma Khan is redefining the culinary scene in the United Kingdom by serving up nostalgia-soaked dishes from her childhood in India. The chef behind “Darjeeling Express” talks about sexism in the industry, being a second daughter, and tells us why she left a light on when she closed her first restaurant.

With no formal training and an all-women crew of South Asian immigrants in her kitchen, Asma Khan is redefining the culinary scene in the United Kingdom by serving up nostalgia-soaked dishes from her childhood in India. The chef behind “Darjeeling Express” talks about sexism in the industry, being a second daughter, and tells us why she left a light on when she closed her first restaurant.

With no formal training and an all-women crew of South Asian immigrants in her kitchen, Asma Khan is redefining the culinary scene in the United Kingdom by serving up nostalgia-soaked dishes from her childhood in India. The chef behind “Darjeeling Express” talks about sexism in the industry, being a second daughter, and tells us why she left a light on when she closed her first restaurant.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora This week are celebrating mothers and daughters in all kinds of ways. We eavesdrop in the kitchen with Priya and Ritu Krishna, authors of Indian (-ish). Chef Asma Khan shows us the real edges of her own family and the family she’s made at her London restaurant Darjeeling Express. Chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales, author of Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking, talks about the influence her mother still wields in her kitchen. And, Molly Birnbaum of America’s Test Kitchen Kids brings us her magical ways with small cooks and eaters in training. Broadcast dates for this episode: May 3, 2019 (originally aired) August 21, 2020 (rebroadcast)

When Asma Khan was born it was said her mother cried, but not tears of joy. As a second daughter born in 1960s India, Asma felt she was a disappointment, even a burden, because she could not inherit and would cost her family a fortune in dowries. But she went on to defy those low expectations and open one of London’s most sought-after restaurants. Asma tells us how she could barely boil an egg when she first got married and moved to England, about the intense loneliness she felt so far from home, and how the smell of paratha convinced her that the only way to recover was to learn how to cook. The Darjeeling Express founder describes the restaurant’s humble beginnings as a supper club in her London flat, why it has always had an all-female kitchen, and her plans to use food to empower female refugees and prostitutes. This programme was first broadcast in January 2020. Let us know what you think about the show - email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk (Picture: Asma Khan with a pakora and chutney. Credit: BBC)

Dina Begum is a British Bangladeshi cook and writer. She’s the author of “The Brick Lane” cookbook, a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and she’s hosted Bangladeshi pop ups at Darjeeling Express, as part of their #WomenInFood series. In this episode, we talk about how she found her groove in the food world and the events that led up to her being one of the foremost spokespeople for Bangladeshi cuisine. “This is my time to cook my way out of grief,” she says. We also talk about the importance of distinguishing Bangladeshi cuisine rather than lumping it in with all other SouthEast Asian cuisines as “Indian food.” “I think it’s about embracing everything,” she says, when she describes how she adores both Bangladeshi food and British cuisine, “I LOVE baking, and there’s nothing more British than that!”Dina came on my YouTube channel previously and showed us how to make lentil fritters, or dhaler bora: https://youtu.be/VuHEQCBKwMoShe’s got a wonderful story and she’s full of so much passion and hope, it’s absolutely contagious! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed talking with her.DINA BEGUM:@dinasfoodstoryhttps://www.youtube.com/dinasfoodstoryThe Brick Lane Cookbook: https://www.kitchenpress.co.uk/portfolio-item/brick-lane/KATIE QUINN/KEEP IT QUIRKY PODCAST:@qkatieyoutube.com/TheQKatie@keepitquirkypodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Holly discusses what the future of hospitality might look like with Robin Hutson, founder of The Pig and Asma Khan, founder of Darjeeling Express, as well as discussing the vital need to adapt quickly and use this time to reflect on ourselves and our businesses. Annika, from Three UK also shares some lessons big businesses have learnt through this time and how vital community and company culture are. SME: SOS is a topical podcast to support small businesses through this turbulent time of the Coronavirus. Offering advice from experts and founders, these 30 minutes are designed to empower and support you through this climate. This SME: SOS Special episode of Conversations of Inspiration is brought to you with thanks to NatWest, Dell, Three and Royal Mail. Follow Holly and #SMESOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=en

Alison White's memoir Letter to Louis about raising a child with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities was the subject of the Woman's Hour drama. Jenni spoke to Alison and Louis. She also heard from Edel Harris, chief executive of Mencap about life during lockdown for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. Rachel Winterflood, a critical care nurse; “Mary” who works as a nurse in ICU and Jessica Sainsbury, a student nurse who has opted to finish her training with clinical practice discuss their experiences and concerns working on the frontline. The psychologist Caspar Addyman on his new book The Laughing Baby, which is all about the science of why babies laugh. The Netflix series Unorthodox tells the story of a teenager who flees her ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community and an arranged marriage in New York, for a new life in Berlin. The four part drama series is inspired by Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. British Indian cook Asma Khan has only ever employed women in her restaurant kitchen since she founded Darjeeling Express in 2015. Forced to close in March, she tells Jenni how she is looking after her staff now, and what she’s been cooking at home during Ramadan. Some people are experiencing fitful nights in lockdown, with a number of social media users reporting unusually vivid dreams. What is the science behind dreaming? Dr. Megan Crawford from the Sleep Research Unit at Strathclyde University, and the psychotherapist Lucy Beresford discuss. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Dianne McGregor

Caroline Nokes was elected chairman of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee earlier this year. However, her committee had met just once before the lockdown began. She has since launched an inquiry into the unequal impact of Covid 19. Last week, her committee of MPs sat for the first time online. Today is the deadline for anyone wishing to submit written evidence to that inquiry. With one of the world’s leading condom manufacturers temporarily stopping production due to coronavirus lockdowns, there are fears over shortages of contraceptives. Jenni talks to Dr Sarah Jarvis about the availability of contraceptives, how to access them and make sure you stay protected. We’re hearing from women around the world who are making face masks at home for family, friends and, in this case, health workers to wear during the Covid 19 pandemic. Humpheretta is from Liberia; she campaigns for a charity supporting women and girls when she’s not at work in a designer clothes shop. British Indian cook Asma Khan has only ever employed women in her restaurant kitchen since she founded Darjeeling Express in 2015. Forced to close in March, she tells Jenni how she is looking after her staff now, and what she’s been cooking at home during Ramadan. The Netflix series Unorthodox tells the story of a teenager who flees her ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community and an arranged marriage in New York, for a new life in Berlin. The four part drama series is inspired by Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Presenter - Jenni Murray Producer – Sarah Crawley Guest – Caroline Nokes MP Guest - Dr Sarah Jarvis Guest – Humpheretta Reid Guest – Asma Khan Guest – Deborah Feldman Asma's Lockdown recipe - Aloo Bharta - Spicy potato mash Bengal is the land of bhortas – the Bengali pronunciation of the Hindi word ‘bharta’, which means mashed. There are many variations on this dish. Here I am giving the recipe for two of my favourite versions. One is a mix of fresh, raw ingredients while the other requires a bit of cooking. Either way, Aloo Bharta goes perfectly with dal and rice. If you want to make this dish for more than two people, multiply the quantities given below. Serves 2 2 large baking potatoes (approximately 500 g/1 lb 2 oz) For the fresh, raw version 2 tbsp mustard oil, olive oil or argan oil 1⁄2 tsp salt 1 green chilli, finely chopped 1 small shallot or red onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves For the cooked version 2 tbsp mustard oil, olive oil or argan oil 1⁄2 tsp salt 1 dried red chilli, broken into small pieces 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 small shallot or red onion, finely chopped Small handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish Cook the potatoes by either baking or boiling them using your preferred method. While the potatoes are still warm but cool enough to handle, remove their skins. In a bowl, mash the potatoes until smooth, using a masher or fork. To make the fresh, raw version, simply add all the other ingredients to the mashed potato and mix. Serve at room temperature. To make the cooked version, in a frying pan (skillet), heat the oil, add all the other ingredients, except the coriander leaves, and fry until brown. Add the warm fried onion mixture to the mashed potatoes and mix. Serve at room temperature with a few fresh coriander leaves scattered over the top. (Recipe originally printed in Asma's Indian Kitchen)

Alexandra speaks to Asma Khan. Asma is an Indian-born chef and restaurateur who owns the amazing Darjeeling Express in Soho, one of London’s most loved restaurants. Darjeeling Express started as a dinner for 12 guests at home, serving Indian food lovingly cooked from family recipes that go back to generations. The food is a true homage to Asma’s royal Mughlai ancestry and the busy streets of Calcutta, where she grew up. What results is a lovely mélange of street food like papri chaat and royal recipes like lamb dum biryani, that take you on a journey from Calcutta in the east of India to Hyderabad in the south. An all-women team of housewives runs the kitchen at Darjeeling Express, and have been doing so from day one. Asma was the first, and so far only British chef to appear on Netflix’s Chef’s Table, and last year was named Number 1 on Business Insider’s 100 Coolest People in Food & Drink. It is fitting that this episode follows International Women’s Day as Asma is known for not just her words but her actions on the issue of heightened masculinity within the hospitality industry. Rightly angered by the patriarchal system that is not set up to encourage women to pursue a career in catering, Asma is constantly pushing boundaries and breaking down barriers for women in professional kitchens worldwide. Come for Supper sees host Alexandra Dudley sit down with artists, actors, authors and chefs to discuss how they like to serve supper. In the show we learn about the guest’s culinary tips, tales and disasters whilst learning a little about their life along the way. From their dream dinner party guests, to their kitchen essentials, we dive deep into the world of food and the joy of having people come for supper.This is a Studio71 production. Producer - Jack Claramunt Assistant Producer - Winnie SimonExec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody SmithProduction Support - Phie McKenzieCreated by Alexandra DudleyStudio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Asma Khan came to England in the early 90s, she couldn't boil an egg. Homesickness would change that - she went back to Calcutta intent on learning the recipes she grew up with so she could recreate them back in the UK and bring a bit of India back with her. In this episode of Get Back in The Kitchen, Asma reveals all - her rise to international fame and why she will never be quiet when confronted by sexism, or any prejudice whatsoever.Fast-forward nearly 30 years from when she first arrived here, she is a doyenne of the British restaurant scene. She began a supperclub, which grew into a pub residency in Soho. When a restaurant reviewer gave her a glowing write-up, the residency took off. Her restaurant came later. Darjeeling Express was already doing well when the producers of Netflix's hit show Chef's Table got in touch. The rest is history. Now Asma leads something of a double-life. When not at the restaurant pass, she mixes with celebrities who are keen to try her food - from Lupita Nyong'o to Queer Eye's Antoni and Keira Knightley. And she has also become a vocal campaigner for women's rights - visiting a cafe run by Yazidi women in Iraq to mark her 50th birthday, and berating out-dated male chefs including Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal for their sexism. Get Back In The Kitchen is a podcast about women in food. It celebrates everyone from those running world-famous kitchens to those providing brilliant food on a smaller scale. it also looks at issues facing women working in food.It's run by Melissa Thompson, a journalist-turned-pop up cook, who now runs food & recipe project Fowl Mouths Food. You can follow her at @fowlmouthsfood and the podcast at @getbackinthekitchen. 

Migrant cooks serving up stories of home - Kim Chakanetsa meets two remarkable women who have used cooking to forge independent careers and to open up conversations about culture. Asma Khan is an Indian-born British chef whose popular London restaurant, Darjeeling Express, is entirely staffed by women. Asma herself only learnt to cook after she married in her early 20s and moved to the UK with her husband. She later started a supper club in her home, behind her family's back, to support migrant women living in her area. Asma features on the acclaimed Netflix series, Chef's Table. Her signature dish is biryani. Rose Dakuo came to the UK from Ivory Coast as a refugee aged 17. She later became homeless with four young children, after separating from her partner. But through that experience, Rose found her voice, and she has since dedicated her life to sharing West African food with others in her community, particularly those in need. She is now a regular chef at the ‘Welcome Kitchen,' a collective of refugee chefs who cook at supper clubs and events across London. Rose specialises in food from across West Africa. Her favourite is Cheb Jen, a Senegalese rice dish.

Founder of the Darjeeling Express and chef on the Netflix hit show 'Chef's Table', Asma Khan has become a world renowned name in the culinary world. Coming from no professional cooking experience and as a second born daughter in India, Asma has birthed her career from self belief and raw talent. Originally moving to the UK to join her husband and study law, Asma soon realised she'd feel more fulfilled following her back up plan. A hugely empowering account of a woman born with the odds against her, Asma's message empowers women to follow their passions and change the game.

On the latest episode of Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin speaks with multi-award-winning chef and restaurateur Asma Khan about her innovative London restaurant, Darjeeling Express, and Asma's mission to empower women through food-related businesses. As always, Asma shares her Julia Moment. Inside Julia's Kitchen is powered by Simplecast.

This week, Holly meets Asma Khan, founder of the restaurant Darjeeling Express. An episode filled with spectacular advice and insight, Asma shares her early life experiences in India and how they shaped her journey to this point. Born a second daughter in India, Asma felt the intense impact of feeling unwanted which she now sees underpins her belief in using her business as a force for good and helping other women feel valued.  Asma has had an extraordinary journey, starting in India with an arranged marriage which subsequently saw her relocate to England, where she studied law and gained a phd. Despite academic success, Asma felt empty, lost and lacking her purpose in life, and so, she began cooking.  Here began the next chapter of her journey - from hosting supper clubs in her house and building a small female community around her, she garnered a huge following of loyal fans and was soon offered her own pop up in Soho. She employed the women in her close circle, to work there, where they soon quit their nannying, cleaning jobs to be chefs in her kitchen! Today, Asma's restaurant's mission remains that of empowering women and taking a chance on women who are not trained chefs and giving them an opportunity in life to shine. Find tickets to Conversations of Inspiration Live in London on Friday 10th May here: https://holly.co/conversations-live/london/ Conversations of Inspiration is brought to you with support from NatWest: visit natwestbusinesshub.com for information, tips and insights to help business owners meet their goals.   Follow Holly on Instagram: instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=en

Meet Asma Khan. She’s the owner of Darjeeling Express – a critically acclaimed restaurant just off Carnaby Street that brings the cuisine of Northern India to the UK from a team of all-female chefs. From part-time PhD student and mum running a pop-up supper club in Soho to finally opening her first restaurant in her 40s and being the first British chef to feature on Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Asma’s ride to the top has been a wild one. What’s the recipe for success?

For this week’s podcast, in collaboration with SheSays Says and The Drum, we speak to the founder of Darjeeling Express, and soon to be, the first British chef to appear on the award-winning Netflix series, Chef’s Table.

Asma Khan has royal Mughali ancestry and grew up in a palace with 20 cooks. After gaining a PHD, she set up a supper club in her home in Kensington. Lovingly recreating Indian food from family recipes that go back generations, her cooking drew much acclaim and led to a permanent restaurant in central London, Darjeeling Express. We talked about filming for Chef's Table and her Second Daughters Fund which supports the often neglected and disadvantaged second daughter in the Darjeeling town of Kurseong.

Join us for a gorgeous chat with Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express in Soho London and hear her story. From new immigrant to the UK from Bangladesh, the shock of the bare trees and the cold to her longing for her food from home and tears on the street as she despaired for it. Asma shares with us her journey from novice and lonely cook to the first British based chef on Netflix Chef's Table, from the street food of her native Calcutta to the royal cooking of both sides of her family which she learned in her family palace in Bangladesh. We speak about her Second Daughters charity, and what that means to her, and her wonderful new cookbook, Asma's Indian Kitchen. 

This is a special episode featuring a panel discussion on the state of diversity, racism and cultural representation in the food industry. The catalyst for this discussion was a series of incidents that took place in July 2018. Members of London’s South East Asian and food communities criticised a series of racist videos and social media posts from White British chef, Shaun Beagley. After initial requests for them to be taken down were not actioned the content was brought to the attention of one of his employers, Andy Oliver, Chef Proprietor of Som Saa, a successful London restaurant specialising in Thai food. It then became apparent that Andy and other prominent London food personalities were already aware of some of this content and, in some cases, had endorsed it.What followed was a huge amount of anger, confusion and disappointment at how people who were preparing and profiting from the food of South East Asia could at the same time be so denigrating of the culture and the people. This incident also raised other concerns about how the food and culture of minority groups is used and represented in London and the food industry in general.Following this, Adam Coghlan, the editor of the Eater London food website hosted a panel discussion on the events and the issues it raised. I was invited to be a member of that panel along with identity theorist Anna Sulan Masing, food and culture writer Jonathan Nunn, and chefs Asma Khan, of Darjeeling Express and Andy Oliver of Som Saa. The event was not recorded on the night but the panel reconvened at my London office for this special episode.The hope is that these events can be the start of meaningful change and improvement in the treatment and representation of the minority people and cuisines on which so much of the success of the food industry is based. Please join this conversation by adding your thoughts, sharing this podcast and raising these issues when you see them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Andrew and I are performing separately at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. We thought it would be nice to record a podcast. But people kept walking in on us. Our Top 5 movie theme was hijacked into a round table of wandering entertainers and a lot of fun. Special guests: Paolo Garbanzo, Melanie and Melissa of Chaste Treasure, Mandie Kitty Cat Turner, Tom Zadoyko What’s in this Week’s Show Unofficially sponsored by Paolo Garbanzo’s RenAdventures.com Top Travel Movies: Around the World in 80 Days, French Kiss, Road Trip, Darjeeling Express, The Illusionist, The Quiet Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Aliens, Ice Pirates, Serenity, Timeline Top Book to Movie Disasters: Howl’s Moving Castle, Starship Troopers, The Hobbit, Avatar Last Airbender, Alone in the Dark Favorite Movie Ever: The Big Sleep, Fifth Element, Raising Arizona, Fight Club, Velvet Goldmine, The Kingsman, Three Musketeers (1973), The Crow Bards Songs Played This Week “Rosin the Beau” from Real Men Wear Kilts “Loch Lomond” from Real Men Wear Kilts “Fellowship of the Ring” from Memories of Middle Earth “The Leprechaun” from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus “Join the British Army” from Songs of Ireland “Old Dun Cow” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales “Valeria” from Songs of the Muse This edition of the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was brought to you live from the Louisiana Renaissance Festival where you can see Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard, perform as well as Marc Gunn’s band, Kilted Kings. You can find shownotes for this episode at bardbootlegs.com where you can also buy CDs and sign up to our mailing list.