Martin Yan’s Yan Can Cook back on TV in time for Valentine’s Day & Lunar New Year
byOn a fall evening in Emeryville, CA, Martin Yan is affable and happy about taping his show in front of a studio audience. Just back from…
Food & Culture
Essays, articles and thoughts about Asian American food and culture.
Five Years After the Shooting at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple, What Has Changed?
byThe community of Oak Creek, Wisconsin recently came together to remember the lives lost on Aug 05, 2012 at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin….
StoryCorps: Marissa Aroy discusses her father’s cooking
byListen to director Marissa Aroy (Delano Manongs) discuss her memories of her father’s food with her mother, Marcelina Aroy, in this CAAM and StoryCorps…
Victory Gardens Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese Americans Recall Eating in Camp
byPerhaps the most affectionate remembrance of life on the American home front during World War II is that of food: mock apple pies, margarine,…
How Creative Cooking Gives API Prisoners a Taste of Home
byIn an Oakland, CA youth center on a Sunday morning, while many everyday American folks prepare to eat brunch, I’m in for a different…
LIFE IMITATING ART IMITATING LIFE – Guest Post by Hudson Yang
byEditor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hudson Yang Hey all, I’m Hudson Yang, and I play Eddie Huang on ABC’s Fresh Off…
Ayesha Curry’s New Book Has Recipes for Everyone
byAyesha Curry just debuted her new cookbook, The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well (Little, Brown and Company), and it…
Which way should I lean in the current war over Vietnamese cuisine?
byPeople take pride in the food they eat, and ethnic communities especially form and retain their identities around their traditional cuisines. What’s Italian without…
Theresa Lin: The Julia Child of Chinese Regional Cuisine
byWhen Theresa Lin walks into a room, all heads turn. At 60-something-years-old, she has an air to her that can’t be missed. Her posture…