Nylah Iqbal Muhammad

Nylah Iqbal Muhammad is a James Beard Award-nominated writer with bylines in Travel + Leisure, Vogue, and New York Magazine. Her work explores culture, politics, food, and how they intersect, focusing on North American Indigenous, African Diasporic, and South Asian foodways.

Can Black and Indigenous culinary solidarity change the world? Sean Sherman and Mecca Bos hope so.

A Minneapolis dinner series — led by Sherman and his life partner Bos — aims to end white supremacy by building connections at the dinner table

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‘High on the Hog’ host Stephen Satterfield dives into Black food’s revolutionary history

Show’s new season highlights how food activism is a tradition passed down through generations

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‘Jollof Wars’ highlight how the West African dish brings the diaspora together

Jollof Festival demonstrates the common heritage of dishes from red rice to jambalaya

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Chicago nonprofit hopes to raise the next generation of Black and Latino chefs and more

The Evolved Network works to expand how local children think about food

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James Beard winner Andrew Black goes off menu in Oklahoma City

Chef wants to take diners on an ‘emotional journey’

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How Le Virunga blends African flavors with the local flavors of Quebec

Mother-daughter duo brings the flavors of their Congolese heritage and love for the African continent to Quebec in creative ways

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‘The Last of Us’ finale isn’t controversial, it’s correct

Let’s be clear: Joel was right

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Charlie Mitchell is focused on making Brooklyn’s Clover Hill a comforting masterpiece 

Award-winning chef is building longevity one satisfying meal at a time

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Chef Charly Pierre pays homage to Haitian street food in his New Orleans restaurant

From fried plantains to conch braised in epis and coconut, Pierre serves up Haitian classics in Tremé

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Jamila Norman knows farming holds secrets of our past and future

‘Homegrown’ star talks about food sovereignty and finding inspiration from her family’s farm in Jamaica

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