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Ayesha Nurdjaja is a James Beard Award Finalist (2022, Best Chef- New York State) with multiple James Beard Award semifinalist nominations. Since 2025, she has been a Titan on Food Network's Bobby's Triple Threat, with one of the strongest win records in the history of the show. She is the executive chef and partner at Shuka, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in SoHo, and Shukette, its faster, looser, louder sister restaurant in Chelsea, which has been on The New York Times 100 Best Restaurants in New York City list three years in a row. A Brooklyn native of Italian-Indonesian heritage, Ayesha pursued a business degree at Pace University before realizing food was her true passion and enrolling at the Institute of Culinary Education. She opened Shuka in 2015 with The Bowery Group, earning a devoted following for her vibrant, spice-driven Eastern Mediterranean cooking, and followed with Shukette in 2021 to rave reviews.
“This cookbook is vibrant, colorful, and enticing—a feast for all the senses and full of recipes that will get your friends and family around the table. The love, talent, and energy of Ayesha Nurdjaja is evident on the page. This will be a welcome addition to any food lover’s shelf!”—Jacques Pépin, James Beard Award–winning chef, Emmy Award–winning television host, and New York Times bestselling author “A wonderful cookbook, full of passion, color, and flavorful, easy recipes from across the whole Mediterranean. I adore the diverse flavor combinations that define Ayesha’s cooking. Filled with her spirit and passion, this is the perfect book for how we cook today.”—Lidia Bastianich, James Beard Award–winning chef, Emmy Award–winning television host, and New York Times bestselling author “Charred, crunchy, hot, and sweet. Put your seat belts on when you fill your table with Ayesha’s electrifying dishes. Mediterranean cuisine has never been more vibrant and flavorful than in this chef’s hands.”—Bobby Flay, James Beard Award–winning chef and New York Times bestselling author “Ayesha’s book is packed with Why didn’t I think of that? ideas, flavors, and dishes that got me progressively hungrier with every page turned. Each recipe here is as much of a gem as Ayesha herself!”—Adeena Sussman, New York Times bestselling author of Sababa, Shabbat, and Zariz “Ayesha is truly one of my favorite chefs and one of my favorite people. In Mediterranean All the Way you will get an insider’s look at all the magic that will have you ripping and dipping your way through every meal, discovering the joy that makes her food (and her) so damn special.”—Michael Symon, James Beard Award–winning chef and New York Times bestselling author “Every time I leave one of Ayesha’s restaurants, I ask myself, How does she cook like that? Now she is unlocking her secrets to a cuisine that matches her personality—bold and bright, powerful and assertive. Mediterranean All the Way is the cookbook we’ve all been waiting for.”—Missy Robbins, James Beard Award–winning chef and author “I love this book so much—it’s joyful, exuberant, and unrestrained. I was giggling and dog-earing every page. Ayesha builds recipes that are grounded in precision and lifted with passion, like a DJ balancing beat and melody. Her food is a tear-the-roof-off-the-sucker party!”—Gabrielle Hamilton, James Beard Award–winning chef and New York Times bestselling author
