FATIMA ALI INTRODUCTION

Fatima Ali was a Pakistani-American executive chef, restaurateur and television personality. She was born on August 8, 1989. Fatima was born and raised in Pakistan, dividing her time between Karachi and Lahore.

She was the daughter of lawyer and attorney-general Ashtar Ausaf Ali. She learned to cook from her father, her grandmother and her family’s cook, Fatima immigrated to America at age 18 to attend the Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 2011.

FATIMA’S CAREER

Fatima Ali began her culinary career as a junior sous chef at Cafe Centro in New York City. In 2012, she won an episode of Chopped (Season 12, episode 2, “A Guts Reaction”) on the Food Network. She continued her career in New York City, becoming the youngest executive sous chef at Stella 34 Trattoria at Macy’s Herald Square, and then the executive sous chef at La Fonda del Sol.

In 2017, Ali was a contestant on Top Chef: Colorado. Although she finished in seventh place, she was voted the fan favorite. As soon as the show was completed, Fatima was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma – a rare type of cancer that affects the bone tissue. This is where her struggle to fight against cancer started and she did it bravely.