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Chef Asif Syed was invited to create an exclusive menu for Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff.

Thanks to the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association for naming Chef Asif member of the month! Chef Asif’s passion for the hospitality business and teaching the young generation the craftmanship of cooking is something very close to his heart. 

Naples is a beautiful Florida Gulf Coast destination and a food lovers paradise, with a diverse and delicious array of great dining options. The people of Naples love to eat out, and they demand a quality and depth of flavor you won’t find at many beachfront towns. Whether your goal is Tiki bar, feet-in-the-sand casual,…

Thank you to everyone who attended our showing of Beat Bobby Flay! We love our Naples family and are extremely grateful for the support.

Chef Asif Rasheed Syed of 21 Spices beat celebrity Chef Bobby Flay during an episode that aired Thursday night on Food Network. Shelby Reynolds, shelby.reynolds@naplesnews.com; 239-263-4829 The “King of Spice,” chef Asif Syed of 21 Spicesrestaurant in East Naples, beat world-famous chef Bobby Flay at his own game on Food Network. It was the smoked, fiery-red chicken tandoori that…

NAPLES, Fla – A Naples chef is celebrating his win over famed chef Bobby Flay in a reality TV show cook off. Chef Asif Syed, owner of 21 Spices in East Naples was chosen to compete on the Food Network show “Beat Bobby Flay.” “Everybody knows him, he’s fantastic, he’s very talented, so it was…

Twenty-One Spices by chef Asif is hoping to beat chef Bobby Flay during a show on the Food Network September 20. The Naples chef is bringing the heat to the renowned chef Bobby Flay in a toe-to-toe match up. It’s not the first time chef Syed has been on the Food Network. He’s also appeared on…

It was a true pleasure to serve Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC Official. Khan was featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine in 2012, associating him as the face of the American Dream.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories previewing the Paradise Coast Wine & Food Experience on Oct. 27 in downtown Naples.  Chef Asif Rasheed Syed knows how to spice things up. If you haven’t visited 21 Spices in East Naples yet, you can sample some of Syed’s mouth-watering dishes at this year’s Paradise Coast Wine & Food Experience in…

Naples, FLA. (Dec. 3rd, 2017) —  Naples local restaurant 21 Spices by Chef Asif was recently recognized as one of Florida’s best new places to dine with Florida Trend’s 2017 Golden Spoon award.  The annual Best New Restaurants in Florida winners appear in the 50th Anniversary Golden Spoon special section in the December issue of Florida Trend magazine.  Chef Asif…