Pakistani-American Top Chef contestant Fatima Ali who passed away earlier this year after nearly a year-long battle with cancer, has been awarded the James Beard Media Award posthumously.
Ali, who moved to New York at the age of 18, rose to fame on Bravo’s Top Chef where she came in seventh on season 15 but won the Fan Favorite title when the season ended early last year. She was known for her “fun personality and excellent cooking” of food.
She won the award for her essay ‘I’m a Chef with Terminal Cancer. This Is What I’m Doing with the Time I Have Left’ written in October 2018 for Bon Appetite magazine.
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The award ceremony will be held on May 6.
