


Publishing Consultant, Editor & Writer poonamganglani@gmail.com
Goal: Publishing the first cookbook in the Middle East by restaurateur and master chef, Marco Pierre White
Challenges: Recipes containing pork and alcohol, creating the risk of censorship and limiting the audience
Solutions: Collaborated with award-winning food writer James Steen to expand the book's reach, providing suitable alternatives for the potentially large Muslim readership
Goal: Publishing a canonical cookbook on Iraqi cuisine
Challenges: Breaking stereotypes of Iraq through the unifying tradition of food
Solutions: Recipes were linked with personal stories, revealing a deeper human dimension to the Iraqi narrative; the book quickly became a bestseller
Goal: Publishing a Dubai-centric cookbook from a first-time author
Challenges: A broad range of cuisines lacking a unifying link
Solutions: Developed a ‘fusion food’ concept, highlighting Dubai's multicultural culinary landscape