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...
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...
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...
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...
A Spicy Touch - Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji's Kitchen has won the Silver Medal IPPY for the Best Independently Published Book Awards. Noorbanu Nimji's co-author Karen Anderson and photographer Pauli-Ann Carriere went to Chicago for the awards ceremony on May 11. They also attended Book Expo America. The IPPY...
Wow! Thanks going out to Vancouver's Cassandra Anderson from the popular blog Good Life Vancouver. She just named our A Spicy Touch - Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji's Kitchen as one of her affordable Mother's Day presents on Vancouver's Global News. What a great idea! Noorbanu's a...