Tejal Rao
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Tejal Rao | |
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| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Education | BA in literature, Emerson College, 2004[1] |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Occupation | Resturaunt critic |
| Era | 21st century |
| Employer(s) | The Village Voice, New York Times, Bloomberg |
| Website | www |
| Notes | |
Tejal Rao is a restaurant critic, recipe developer and writer based in Los Angeles.[2] She is The New York Times' first California restaurant critic.[2]
Early life and education
Rao was born in London, but spent time in Kuwait, Sudan, and France during her youth before settling in Atlanta, Georgia as a teenager.[3] Rao attended Emerson College, where she earned a BA in literature.[3]
Career
In 2012, Rao joined The Village Voice as a food critic.[4] In 2013, Rao won the James Beard Foundation’s Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for her work for The Village Voice.[5]
In 2014, Rao joined Bloomberg as a food editor and restaurant critic.[6] In 2016, she won the James Beard Foundation’s Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award once again, this time for her work at Bloomberg.[7]
That same year, Rao joined the New York Times as a food department staff writer and monthly columnist for its magazine.[8] In 2018, she was named the New York Times' first California restaurant critic, to better serve the growing number of New York Times readers in the state.[2]
Rao has also contributed to a range of other publications, such as The Atlantic, Edible, and Gourmet, among others.[3]
Awards and accolades
- 2019 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts[3]
- 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards -- Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds,; Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution,; Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd[7]
- 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards -- Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for Bangkok Pop, No Fetishes,; The Sweet Taste of Success,; Enter the Comfort Zone at 606 R&D[5]
- 2012 Forbes 30 under 30 Food & Wine[9]
References
- ^ a b "Astor Center - Wine and Food Experiences in New York City". www.astorcenternyc.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Tejal Rao Named First California Restaurant Critic". The New York Times Company. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b c d "Tejal Rao". Vilcek Foundation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Morabito, Greg (2012-04-25). "Tejal Rao IN as New Village Voice Critic". Eater NY. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "Complete List of 2013 JBF Award Winners | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Tejal Rao Named New Restaurant Critic at Bloomberg". Grub Street. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "The 2016 Beard Award Winners! | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Esteemed Critic Tejal Rao Joins the New York Times". Grub Street. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 - Food & Wine". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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