AliaAl-Kasimi was born and raised in Rabat. She received her
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Al-Akhawayn and Master’s in Computer
Science from the University of Indiana in Bloomington. She is currently the director of process management in a Fortune
500 insurance company. Prior to her current role,Aliawas a consultant at Deloitte, one of the Big Four US consulting
companies.
Soon after she moved to the U.S. six years ago, she spent the
first twelve months discovering new foods around her, not missing Moroccan
food, which she had eaten her whole life. Then homesickness crept in. A full
time job and a busy schedulewithAmerican standards didn’t leave much time forcookingthe traditional way. Her longing for home drove her to learn how
to cook Moroccan food the easy way and she started a websitewww.cookingwithalia.comand a YouTube channelwitheasy to follow videos on preparing delicious Moroccan cuisine
using ingredients and utensils available in the US.Withover two million views and thousands of subscribers,cookingwithalia.comis the leading English language destination for learning how to
make the most intricate gastronomic creations despite a busy schedule.Alia’s viewers come from all across the US, Europe and Morocco. Some are people who visited Morocco and after returning back to their countries are trying to
recreate those unique flavors they experienced while in Morocco. Many are Moroccans living abroad, trying to re-create a taste of
home for themselves or their friends.
Aliahas been featured onamerica.govand has conducted Moroccancookingclasses at Whole Foods. She just published her bookwithDVD on Amazon.com, “MoroccanCooking: The Easy Way” and says this is the first of many to come. She
feels its important to sharewithher viewers the delicious memories of her childhood and encourages
more people to visit Morocco to experience for themselves the unique sights, sounds and
flavors of Morocco.