Tejal Rao
Hi! I'm the California restaurant critic at The New York Times and a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, writing a mix of criticism, reporting, recipe stories and features. I live in Los Angeles.
The best way to get in touch is by email: tejal.rao@nytimes.com.
I've won two James Beard Foundation awards for restaurant criticism — one in 2013 for my work at the Village Voice, one in 2016 for my work at Bloomberg News. In 2019, I was awarded a Vilcek Prize for my work at the New York Times.
The best way to get in touch is by email: tejal.rao@nytimes.com.
I've won two James Beard Foundation awards for restaurant criticism — one in 2013 for my work at the Village Voice, one in 2016 for my work at Bloomberg News. In 2019, I was awarded a Vilcek Prize for my work at the New York Times.
REVIEWS
Poncho's Tlayudas, NYT
El Jardín, NYT
Angler, NYT
Old-School LA, NYT
REPORTING
How Kit Kat Got Big in Japan, NYTMag
On a Mister Softee Truck, NYT
Midwestern Indigenous Cuisines, NYT
New Food Magazines, NYT
ESSAYS
Mall Pizza, NYTMag
The Imperative Mood, NYTBR
Oysters, a Love Story, NYTMag
An Appetite for Anime, NYTMag
PEOPLE + PROFILES
Pim Techamuanvivit, NYT
Sameen Rushdie, NYT
Ruby Tandoh, NYT
Elisabeth Prueitt, NYT
COOKING + RECIPES
Panettone, NYT
Shrikhand, NYTMag
Pork Dumplings, NYTMag
Onion Pie, NYTMag
LISTS
Best Frozen Treats, NYT
Best Dishes of the Year, Bloomberg
Best New Restaurants of the Year, Bloomberg
all recent clips here
Poncho's Tlayudas, NYT
El Jardín, NYT
Angler, NYT
Old-School LA, NYT
REPORTING
How Kit Kat Got Big in Japan, NYTMag
On a Mister Softee Truck, NYT
Midwestern Indigenous Cuisines, NYT
New Food Magazines, NYT
ESSAYS
Mall Pizza, NYTMag
The Imperative Mood, NYTBR
Oysters, a Love Story, NYTMag
An Appetite for Anime, NYTMag
PEOPLE + PROFILES
Pim Techamuanvivit, NYT
Sameen Rushdie, NYT
Ruby Tandoh, NYT
Elisabeth Prueitt, NYT
COOKING + RECIPES
Panettone, NYT
Shrikhand, NYTMag
Pork Dumplings, NYTMag
Onion Pie, NYTMag
LISTS
Best Frozen Treats, NYT
Best Dishes of the Year, Bloomberg
Best New Restaurants of the Year, Bloomberg
all recent clips here
BOOKS
My work was recently included in:
-The Best American Food Writing 2019
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019)
- Women on Food
(Rizzoli, 2019)
- The Good Immigrant USA
(Little Brown, 2019)
- The Best American Food Writing 2018
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018)
My work was recently included in:
-The Best American Food Writing 2019
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019)
- Women on Food
(Rizzoli, 2019)
- The Good Immigrant USA
(Little Brown, 2019)
- The Best American Food Writing 2018
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018)
PRESS
- speaking with Evan Kleiman on KCRW's Good Food
- press release from Sam Sifton in the New York Times
- the details of my tasting process in Times Insider
- interviewed by Natalie Pattillo for Diaspora Co.
- a story and video from the Vilcek Foundation
- interviewed by Rohan Kamicheril for Tiffin
- speaking with Evan Kleiman on KCRW's Good Food
- press release from Sam Sifton in the New York Times
- the details of my tasting process in Times Insider
- interviewed by Natalie Pattillo for Diaspora Co.
- a story and video from the Vilcek Foundation
- interviewed by Rohan Kamicheril for Tiffin
EMAIL
tejal.rao@nytimes.com
TWITTER
@tejalrao
INSTAGRAM
@tejalxrao
photo: Tony Cenicola (c) 2017 The New York Times
tejal.rao@nytimes.com
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photo: Tony Cenicola (c) 2017 The New York Times