New York’s first celebrity chef

Ranji Smile introduced New Yorkers to curry in 1899, becoming perhaps the first celebrity chef.
It’s hard to imagine life in NYC without Indian takeout, and if you’ve ever wondered about how curry became such a staple of your Seamless order history, you might want to check out an event at Brooklyn Historical Society on Thursday night called “The Original Celebrity Chef: The King of Curry.” Historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman will be joined by Vivek Bald, an expert on South