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.

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 ...

Denver restaurant openings on our radar, from the chef-driven Bear Leek to upscale Chinese at Blossom and the intruiging Malinche Audiobar.

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 ...