Interviewed by The Kitchn (site with 90,000 unique visitors/day) for feature on Ramadan, September 8, 2010.
When I asked Shayma about her favorite Ramadan memory, she wistfully spoke of a year in Pakistan where the month coincided with the hot summer mango season.

‘Kulfi Popsicles’ featured on ‘The Kitchn’ (site with 90,000 unique visitors/day) for ‘Delicious links for 9.2.1′.

Interviewed by CBC Radio One, Canada for the segment, ‘Here and Now’ on Ramadan and ‘iftar’, August 11, 2010.

Commissioned for two pieces for Edible Toronto. Edible is a magazine based on sustainable food and the farm scene with over 65 chapters across the United States. Summer Issue, 2010 and forthcoming, Winter 2010.

The Globe and Mail (Canada’s largest English-language circulation newspaper). Featured on the front page of the ‘Life’ section.
Cooking as therapy, Wednesday, March 31st, 2010.
…Shayma Saadat is one of a long line of women who find transcendence in cuisine.
Rather than writing about dishes she’d mastered in Italy (where she worked for the UN), Ms. Saadat decided to conjure the smells and tastes of her childhood.

Winner of ‘Food52′ Competition
The Spice Spoon’s ‘Borani Esfanaaj’ recipe to be published in the crowdsourced ‘Food52′ cookbook by HarperStudio. See blog post here for more details. Click here for interview link and here for recipe on Food52’s site.

Food52 is a crowdsourced cookbook development project created by Amanda Hesser (ex-New York Times Magazine Food Editor) and Merrill Stubbs (food writer and recipe taster) for talented homecooks.

The Irish Times, Magazine
Web Watch, February 13th, 2010.
She is an ace cook and photographer and her relatively new blog – started just last autumn – is bursting with promise.

Interview for Qype, London
…she chats to us about her gypsy lifestyle, her cooking advice to Qypers, trying alligator meat and eating cold Chinese-takeaway noodles for breakfast.

‘Editor’s Picks’ awards on Food52- for three four five of The Spice Spoon’s recipes.
Jeweled Couscous; (link here).
Roasted Figs in a Red Wine Cardamom-Infused Reduction with Vanilla Ice Cream; (link here).
Dill Rice the Afghan Way- Chelo Shibit; (link here).
Farina in the Manner of Pakistani Halwa; (link here).
Yoghurt and Beet Salad in the Persian Manner; (link here).

The Spice Spoon’s Khagina recipe chosen for Food52’s Jenny’s in the Kitchen feature. Jenny is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for The New York Times.
You know that exciting feeling when your dish looks exactly like the picture? That will happen to you. Each bite will be a revelation of flavor and heat against the backdrop of something so creamy and warm, you will imagine that you are somewhere, living the Pakistani way, instead of staring at a pile of laundry and wondering if you can leave it until morning.

Listed as Liberty London Girl’s Top Ten Blogs to Follow in 2010. (Link here).
A truly exceptional new cookery blog, which combines excellent food writing, an evocative sense of place, delicious recipes and good photography. Head & shoulders above the competition. Quick! Someone give this woman a book deal & a TV show.

Listed as Mrs Trefusis‘ ‘My Blogs to Watch in 2010′. (Link here).
I’m mad about this site, which is more of a food memoir than a typical food blog…

The Sunshine Award from Geeky Mummy. (Link here).
I would like to pass on the sun to some bloggers whose writing makes me smile and feel sunny.