Tejal Rao
Tejal Rao | |
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| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 40–41) London, United Kingdom |
| Education | New York Times, Bloomberg L.P. |
| Website | www |
Tejal Rao (born 1982 or 1983)
Early life and education
Rao was born in London, but spent time in Kuwait, Sudan, and France during her youth before settling in Cobb County, Georgia as a teenager.[5] Rao's mother was born in Uganda and her father was raised in India.[citation needed]
Rao attended Emerson College, where she earned a BA in literature.[5]
Career
In 2012, Rao joined The Village Voice as a food critic.[6] In 2013, Rao won the James Beard Foundation’s Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for her work for The Village Voice.[7]
In 2014, Rao joined Bloomberg as a food editor and restaurant critic.[8] In 2016, she won the James Beard Foundation’s Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award once again, this time for her work at Bloomberg.[9] In the same year, Rao joined the New York Times as a food department staff writer and monthly columnist for its magazine.[10] 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.[3] In 2021, Rao was named the New York Times writer for the vegetarian recipe newsletter The Veggie.[4]
Rao has also contributed to a range of other publications, such as
Personal life
In December 2020, she contracted COVID-19 and lost her sense of smell. She used smell therapy to regain it over the course of two months.[11][12] She lives in Los Angeles.[13]
Awards and accolades
- 2012 – Forbes 30 under 30, Food & Wine[14]
- 2013 – James Beard Foundation Awards, Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award for "Bangkok Pop, No F etishes,; The Sweet Taste of Success,; Enter the Comfort Zone at 606 R&D"[7]
- 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"[9]
- 2019 – Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts[5]
References
- ^ "Astor Center - Wine and Food Experiences in New York City". www.astorcenternyc.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Le, Vanna; Carlyle, Erin (December 17, 2012). "30 Under 30 - Food & Wine". Forbes. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tejal Rao Named First California Restaurant Critic". The New York Times Company. August 10, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Tejal Rao". Vilcek Foundation. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Morabito, Greg (April 25, 2012). "Tejal Rao IN as New Village Voice Critic". Eater NY. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Complete List of 2013 JBF Award Winners | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Tejal Rao Named New Restaurant Critic at Bloomberg". Grub Street. August 11, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "The 2016 Beard Award Winners! | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Esteemed Critic Tejal Rao Joins the New York Times". Grub Street. May 23, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "New York Times Restaurant Critic Tries To Regain Sense Of Smell After COVID-19". NPR. March 7, 2021.
- ^ Michael Barbaro (March 23, 2021). "A Food Critic Loses Her Sense of Smell". The Daily (Podcast). The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Blum, Steven (February 13, 2019). "Hey, the New York Times Wrote a Piece About L.A. That Doesn't Offend Our Sensibilities". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 - Food & Wine". www.forbes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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