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Chandra Ram Says Farewell to Plate

Chandra Ram

This is a bittersweet moment for me; this is my last issue of Plate after 15 years of being the editor. 

I started with Plate with the first issue in 2002. The founding editor, Nancy Ross Ryan, mistakenly thought I was an expert on fish sauce and asked if she could interview me about it for a story. I immediately said yes and spent two days frantically doing research so I would sound...