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America s First Celebrity Chef Was an Indian Immigrant in the 1880s
A dinner at Sherry s, New York City, taken Nov. 30, 08. (Image credits: Wikimedia Commons.)
A 2016 book by historian Sarah Lohman named Eight Flavors talks about how Smile went on to create a name for himself in the American society who were oblivious to the complex curries of Indian subcontinent.
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The Indian diaspora around the world has registered a number of feats on their name but did you know that the status of a celebrity chef was also first achieved by an Indian chef?
Before the world had Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, or Nigella Lawson, there was a man named Prince Ranji Smile who had emigrated from Karachi to London in the 1800s. After working in England’s Cecil hotels, he impressed Louis Sherry, a prominent restaurant owner with his curry recipe. Smile then sailed across the Atlantic ocean with his English wife to introduce the Americans with his delectable Indian cuisi