NARGISSE BENKABBOU was born in Brussels and raised in Paris and London. The author of Casablanca: My Moroccan Food, Benkabbou served as the executive chef at L'Mida Marrakech in Marrakech, Morocco, and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, Good Food, and Serious Eats. She divides her time between London and Marrakech, Morocco.
