by josephine | Feb 15, 2024 | Press
Chef Akhtar Nawab will whip up shareable plates in Prospect Heights on Valentine’s Day. Specials include chicharron served with caviar or a “Paella Veracruzana” with prawns, manila clam, roasted tomato, olive, and preserved lemon. Meat lovers are in for a treat with...
by michael | May 8, 2021 | Press
Chef Ahktar Nawab is a first-generation Indian-American with classical training in Italian and French and is now known for his Mexican cuisine. He worked in some of New York’s best-known restaurants before venturing out on his own. After 25 years in the...
by altacalidad | Sep 7, 2017 | Press
Akhtar Nawab is on the rise. Though his name may not be recognized by some die-hard restaurant-goers, he was a protege of Tom Colicchio, and a mentor to David Chang. Since the closing of the acclaimed Elettaria back in 2009, he has rebounded with a handful of projects...
by altacalidad | Oct 23, 2017 | Press
Michelin’s list of New York City’s best restaurants will be unleashed next week, but the French tire company announced their selections for the more affordable Bib Gourmand distinction today. Contenders for the list must offer two courses and a glass of...
by altacalidad | Dec 9, 2017 | Press
Indian American chef Akhtar Nawab has a passion for making Mexican food and wants other Indian Americans as well as Indians in India to take up the Mexican flavor too. Graduating from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, Nawab has been cooking up meals...
by altacalidad | Oct 24, 2017 | Press
Zagat highlights Alta Calidad as one of the hottest restaurants in NYC. Mexican food in New York is always evolving and there are plenty of new spots to seek out. From Hudson Valley ingredients in a celebrity chef cafe to tiny, easygoing taquerias with micheladas and...
