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An accessible and empowering conversation starter about food! Food is an integral part of each of our lives. Food represents our culture, our family traditions, and connects us to people we love, here and around the world. And food is so much more than what fuels our bodies--when we prepare food, no matter how big or small, we share something of ourselves with those around us. A Kids Book About is an imprint of DK, focused on beautifully designed books that kick-start challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups.
About the author
Asma Khan is owner of Darjeeling Express, London, and one of the UK's most prominent female chefs.
She moved from India to Cambridge in 1991 with her husband. She comes from a royal background - Rajput on her father's side and Begali on her mother's. After training as a lawyer, Asma registered for a food business, which began life as a supper club then became a critically acclaimed pop-up, in London, in 2015.
Asma was the first British chef to appear on Netflix's Chef's Table. An unstoppable force for social change in the food industry and beyond, Asma has been revolutionising the London restaurant scene since 2017 with her world-renowned Indian food, all-female team, and her commitment to training immigrant women.
Find her @asmakhanlondon
Summary
An accessible and empowering conversation starter about food!
Food is an integral part of each of our lives. Food represents our culture, our family traditions, and connects us to people we love, here and around the world. And food is so much more than what fuels our bodies—when we prepare food, no matter how big or small, we share something of ourselves with those around us.
A Kids Book About is an imprint of DK, focused on beautifully designed books that kick-start challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups.
