MAYUKH SEN
Author of LOVE, QUEENIE: MERLE OBERON, HOLLYWOOD'S FIRST SOUTH ASIAN STAR (2025).

Food Writing

Some of my writing on food. 

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SHE WAS A SOUL FOOD SENSATION. THEN, 19 YEARS AGO, SHE DISAPPEARED.

(FOOD52)

WINNER, 2018 James Beard Award for Profile

THE POET’S TABLE

(POETRY FOUNDATION)

NOMINEE, 2019 James Beard MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

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THE QUEER LEGACY OF ELKA GILMORE

(EATER SAN FRANCISCO)

Anthologized in The Best American Food Writing 2021

Featured on Longform

THE GAY MAN WHO BROUGHT TAPAS TO AMERICA

(TASTE)

Anthologized in The Best American Food Writing 2019

WINNER, 2019 IACP Award for Narrative Food Writing With or Without Recipes

MEET AMERICA’S GODMOTHER OF TOFU

(ATLAS OBSCURA)

Anthologized in The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024

NOMINEE, 2024 IACP Award for Narrative Food Writing Without Recipes

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A COMET CALLED RAJI

(SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE)

Featured on Longform

Featured on Longreads

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THE SAD, SEXIST PAST OF BENGALI CUISINE

(FOOD52)

Featured on Longreads

Notable, The Best American Food Writing 2018

THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON WHO SAW FREEDOM IN FARMING

(ATLAS OBSCURA)

Notable, The Best American Food Writing 2022

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THE QUEER PLEASURES OF TAMMY WYNETTE’S COOKING

(SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE)

Notable, The Best American Food Writing 2019

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HOW AMERICA REDISCOVERED A COOKBOOK FROM THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

(ATLAS OBSCURA)

Notable, The Best American Food Writing 2021