Mokshaa Shivlani

Photo of Mokshaa Shivlani
Follow
Location
New York, New York
School
Parsons School of Design, The New School
Expertise
Home cooking, Packaged snack ingredients, Meal prepping
  • Mokshaa has written many food-focused features, including "No, I don't want your 10-minute pasta: In defense of slow, dramatic cooking" and "Off the menu: Mumbai and Delhi's best-kept culinary secrets."
  • She has interviewed Michelin-starred chef Garima Arora, the first Indian woman to earn a Michelin star for her Bangkok restaurant Gaa, about bringing Indian food to a global fine dining audience.
  • As a food journalist, she aims to help readers understand what they are eating, why it tastes the way it does, and how to cook and shop with more confidence.

Experience

Mokshaa began her career at Condé Nast as a creative strategist, crafting branded content and intellectual properties for Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and Architectural Digest. She then worked as a fashion and lifestyle writer at ELLE, before transitioning into freelancing for Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, MensXP, and other magazines, covering restaurants and packaged food alongside fashion, beauty, and culture. That path informs her work for Static Media's Mashed, where she enjoys covering everything from home cooked recipes to food history and meal prepping tips.

Education

Mokshaa holds a bachelor's degree in mass media with a major in journalism from Jai Hind College and a master's degree in fashion management from Parsons School of Design.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

Stories By Mokshaa Shivlani