Chef and co-founder of Pomegranate Hospitality Alon Shaya was born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and moved to Italy before settling in New Orleans for 23 years — half of his life.

Always in my pantry." Alon Shaya swears by tomato paste, "I use it for sauces. I use it for soups. I use it to make a ...

TULANE UNIVERSITY: Calvin Mackie, founder and CEO of STEM NOLA | STEM Global Action, and chef Alon Shaya and his wife, Emily, have received Tulane University’s Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of ...

We begin with Alon Shaya. In his book, "Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel," the award-winning chef frankly and unabashedly tells his life's story. From a lonely childhood to the ...

Chefs like Philadelphia’s Michael Solomonov and New Orleans’s Alon Shaya are shining ever-brighter spotlights on the foods of Israel and the Middle East, giving the region’s sun-drenched ...