Few
women1 become2 top chefs3 in New
York City. But Fatima Ali has done so. She is the assistant chef at Café
Centro. She may be4
the only5 non-American6 female7 chef at any
of 70 top New York restaurants.
Ms. Ali grew up8 in Pakistan. She says her training9 in America has taught10 her a
lot about food. FATIMA ALI: "There's11
so many things12 that I have been exposed to13
in the U.S. that I may not have14
been exposed to in Pakistan, like15
the plethora of16
ingredients that are available17
here.
But it's been really interesting18, taking what I have learned19
in America and then whenever I go
back home20 to visit, and cooking for my family and friends
with the ingredients that I love from there."
In July, Fatima Ali competed with21 other
chefs on the Food Network TV22
show "Chopped"23.
She won24 the top prize25 of
$10,000.
FATIMA ALI: "The fact that I won, I suppose26 was such wonderful27 validation, for all28, like, the sacrifices that my family
has made, that I have made, to put
myself through school29, and to be away from30 home for so long31.
It
felt like32 it was
all really worth it33. And the biggest thing34 for me was to inspire other young
Pakistani girls to follow35
their dreams." Jan Hoffmann is the executive chef at Café Centro. JAN
HOFFMANN: "She has great potential, and I give her another two to three
years, and she definitely will be a master chef."
Fatima Ali hopes36 to return to Pakistan to create services
where poor families enjoy37
low-cost38, healthy39 meals40, and where
young people can learn cooking41
and other job skills42.
I'm Barbara
Vocabulary
1. Few women =
poucas mulheres
2. Become = tornam-se
3. top chefs = Chefes de cozinha de primeira linha
4. may be = pode ser
5. only = único(a)
6. non-American = não americana
7. female = do sexo feminino
8. grew up = cresceu
9. training = treinamento
10. has taught = tem ensinado
11. There's = há
12. so many things = tantas coisas
13. that I have
been exposed to = às quais eu tenho sido exposta
15. Like = como
16. plethora of =
abundância de
17. available = disponível
18. it's been really interesting = tem
sido realmente interessante
19. what I have
learned = o que eu tenho aprendido
20. whenever I go
back home = sempre que eu volto pra casa
21. competed with = competiu com
22. Network TV =
Rede de televisão
23. Chopped = picado
24. Won = ganhou
25. top prize =
prêmio máximo
26. suppose =
suponho
27. such wonderful
= tão maravilhoso(a)
28. for all = por tudo
29. put myself through school = eu mesma
terminar a escola
30. to be away from = ficar longe de
31. so long = tanto tempo
32. It felt like = parecia que
33. it was all really worth it = tudo
valeu a pena
34. thing = coisa
35. follow = seguir
36. hopes = espera
(esperança)
37. enjoy =
desfrutar de
38. low-cost = de
baixo custo
39. healthy = saudável
40. meals = refeições
41. learn cooking = aprender a cozinhar
42. skills = habilidades
