Tarana Husain Khan

Food Writer

Tarana Husain Khan is an independent researcher and food writer based in Rampur, India. Her work on cookbook manuscripts and oral history documents revives the region's culinary heritage and highlights its overlooked traditional chef communities. Her books include Degh to Dastarkhwan: Qissas and Recipes from Rampur, a history of Rampur's culinary culture.  Her recent books are historical fiction: The Courtesan, Her Lover and I, and Rampur: Forgotten Recipes from a Royal Court, co-written with Siobhan Lambert-Hurley.