As Asma Khan's acclaimed restaurant, Darjeeling Express, finds a new home in Carnaby London, Kingly Court, the chef is in the process of letting go of some things. The old meets the new in this space, which will open soon.
Khan calls the move to Carnaby London a milestone in the restaurant's journey after all, it has been a decade since she started Darjeeling Express as an allwomen collective from the dining table at her London home. "In the new menu, we have some of the dishes that were made right from the beginning, which would be served at that time in the bone china and silver from my bridal trousseau," says Khan, who was recently in India for the sixth edition of the Food For Thought festival, organised by the South Asian Association for Gastronomy.
2022 has been a landmark year for the activist-chef, not just because she has found a "spiritual home" for Darjeeling Express but also because she has taken on a new role that of chef advocate at the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). The coming year will see her commitment to women empowerment and alleviating the hunger crisis getting stronger. "If my life is now about food, it should be about food for all," says the chef, who has also authored a very personal book, Ammu: Indian HomeCooking To Nourish Your Soul, a joyful tribute to her mother and her style of simple homecooking.
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