General Interest - A Pakistani Chef Shows Her Chops in New York

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women become top chefs in New York City. But Ali has done so. She is the assistant chef Café Centro. She may be the only non-American female at any of 70 top New York restaurants. Ms. grew up in Pakistan. She says her training in has taught her a lot about food. FATIMA ALI: "' so many things that I have been exposed to the US.. that I may not have been exposed in Pakistan, like the plethora of ingredients that are here. But it's been really interesting, taking what I learned in America and then whenever I go back to visit, and cooking for my family and friends the ingredients that I love from there." In July, Ali competed with other chefs on the Food Network show ".Chopped." She won the top prize of $10,000. ALI: "The fact that I won, I suppose was wonderful validation, for all, like, the sacrifices that my has made, that I have made, to put myself school, and to be away from home for so . It felt like it was all really worth it. the biggest thing for me was to inspire other Pakistani girls to follow their dreams." Jan Hoffmann is executive chef at Café Centro. JAN HOFFMANN: "She has potential, and I give her another two to three , and she definitely will be a master chef." Fatima hopes to return to Pakistan to create services where families enjoy low-cost-, healthy meals, and where young people learn cooking and other job skills. I'm Barbara Klein.

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