On Sunday, November 14, 2021, Noorbanu Nimji was inducted into the Taste Canada Hall of Fame by the Culinary Historians of Canada. They issued this statement to describe why our beloved mother and mentor was bestowed this (posthumous) honor: "Noorbanu Nimji was born in Kenya in...
We are thrilled to share Chatelaine magazine's tribute to Noorbanu Nimji's Legacy. As our beloved matriarch, we always admired Noorbanu for her devotion to our family and to anyone who cared to learn the art of Indian cooking. We knew that she was appreciated in...
Serious Eats recently published an article called, "Never Heard of Khoja Ismaili Food? It's time for a change," by Madhuri Sastry. We are delighted to share the link here and to have shared Noorbanu's journey to preserve the rich culture of her people's cuisine she...
“A Spicy Touch is the mirror of the culinary history of a people.” Noorbanu Nimji, the author of the best-selling and internationally acclaimed A Spicy Touch series of cookbooks, was born August 29, 1934 in Nairobi, Kenya. She was one of 10 children and grew up...
Here's a little behind the scenes look at a photo shoot with Avenue Magazine's Jared Sych and associate art director Sarah McMenemy for a piece that Karen was featured in called Entertaining Like a Pro. Or course, that would involve recipes from A Spicy Touch. Karen...
Karen will teach from A Spicy Touch: Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji's Kitchen at beautiful Miele Kitchen at Paintbox Lodge in Canmore, Alberta on Friday, April 21, 2017. The class is already sold out and Karen is looking forward to meeting the intimate sized group of...
We are pleased to announce that A Spicy Touch - Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji's Kitchen won two silver medals in 2016. First came the silver medal from the Independent Book Publishers (IPPY) awards and then the book won the silver medal for Best Cultural cookbook...
We are pleased to announce that our cookbook has been nominated for a Taste Canada award in the Regional/Cultural Category. We are very grateful for this opportunity. Here is the press release from Taste Canada: For the first time, Taste Canada Awards will reveal the Shortlist of world-class Canadian...
July, 2016 Noorbanu Nimji's legacy of sharing and teaching her special East-African Indian recipes in her four cookbooks in the A Spicy Touch brand series was recently recognized by Western Living magazine. Noorbanu was named one of their Top Foodies of the Year for 2016. You...