A Pakistani Chef Shows Her Chops in New York

Few women become top chefs in New York City. But Fatima Ali has done so. She is the assistant chef at Café Centro. She may be the only nonAmerican female chef at any of 70 top New York restaurants. Ms. Ali grew up in Pakistan. She says her training in America has taught her a lot about food. FATIMA ALI: There s so many things that I have been exposed to in the U. S. that I may not have been exposed to in Pakistan, like the plethora of ingredients that are available here. But it s been really interesting, t