Nadia Arumugam is a freelance food writer, editor and cookbook author. She is currently a food and drinks contributer on Forbes.com, where she produces the Chew On This page. Formerly, Nadia has been a Contributing Editor for Fine Cooking magazine in the US and the Food Editor at Fresh magazine - a leading, glossy UK food and lifestyle publication. She has written for numerous publications and websites including The Times newspaper, Easy Living and RED in the UK, Fine Cooking, Saveur, Epicurious, The Atlantic.com, Gilt Taste and Slate in the US, and FLAVOURS, Her World and FEMALE magazines in Southeast Asia. A chef by training, Nadia has a wine and culinary diploma from Leith's School of Food and Wine in London. She gained an MA in English Language and Literature from St Catherine's College, University of Oxford, an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and an MA in Journalism from New York University. A member of the UK Guild of Food Writers, Nadia's first cookbook, Chop, Sizzle & Stir on Asian stir fry cooking was published in 2009 by Ryland, Peters & Small. Born in Malaysia and raised in London, England, Nadia now lives in New York City with her husband, Peter.

For her regular insights and commentary on what's happening in the world of food, visit Nadia's Forbes.com page, Chew On This.
Nadia also blogs at Spade & Spatula, a website dedicated to green-thumbed city dwellers who love to grow-their-own and cook-their own, or at least aspire to.

If you have any comments about this website or would like to contact Nadia, please email her at nadia.arumugam@gmail.com.