An award-winning chef, Alon Shaya was born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and is a proud New Orleanian. His restaurants include Saba and Safta’s Table in New Orleans and Safta in Denver. In 2021, Shaya spearheaded the Rescued Recipes initiative with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The author of Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel, he has been recognized by The Forward as one of the “50 Most Influential Jews in America.”