Ramin Ganeshram facts for kids
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Ramin Ganeshram
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| Born | June 21, 1968 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Food Writer, Novelist, Nonprofit executive |
| Education | Institute of Culinary Education |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Spouse | Jean Paul Vellotti (photojournalist) |
Ramin Ganeshram (born June 21, 1968) is an American journalist and writer. She is also a culinary historian, which means she studies the history of food and cooking. Ramin is well-known for exploring American history from many different cultures and for her work on how people used to cook and eat long ago.
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Early Life and Learning
Ramin Ganeshram was born in New York City. Her father was from Trinidad and Tobago, and her mother was from Iran. She went to Stuyvesant High School, which is a special science school in New York.
After high school, she studied journalism at Columbia University and earned a master's degree. Later, she also trained to be a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She even taught cooking classes there!
Journalism and Cooking Stories
Ramin Ganeshram has written for many big food magazines and has also written several cookbooks. She helped write a large book called One Big Table, which was all about food.
She has won awards for her food writing, including a special nomination and an award for "Cookbook of the Year" from a group called the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
In 2010, Ramin started a charity called Food 4 Haiti. This group raised money to help the UN World Food Programme after a big earthquake hit Haiti.
Teen Chef on TV
Ramin also wrote a fiction book for young people called Stir It Up!. This story is about a teenage chef who gets a chance to compete on a cooking show on Food Network. Ramin herself has appeared on Food Network on a show called Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. She has also been on other TV and radio shows to talk about food and lifestyle.
Museum Director and Novelist
Since 2018, Ramin Ganeshram has been the executive director of the Westport Museum for History & Culture in Westport, Connecticut. In this role, she works to share the history of all people, including people of color, immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community.
Revealing Hidden Histories
In 2018 and 2019, Ramin helped create an exhibit called "Remembered: The History of African Americans" in Westport. This exhibit showed the history of slavery and unfair treatment of African Americans in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The exhibit helped people learn about this important part of history. It even won awards from different history organizations.
In 2018, Ramin Ganeshram published a novel called The General's Cook. This book tells the story of Hercules Posey. Hercules was an African-American chef who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington. He gained his freedom in 1797.
Solving a Historical Mystery
In 2019, Ramin and her colleague Sara Krasne made an exciting discovery. They found strong evidence that Hercules, who was thought to have disappeared after 1801, actually lived in New York City and died there in 1812. This discovery gave historians new information about Hercules, including his last name. Their work was praised by historians from Mount Vernon and other experts who study this period of history.
See also
- List of people from Westport, Connecticut
