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Entertainment
Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, celebrated Chinese chef dubbed the ‘Cantonese Julia Child,’ dies at 85
Celebrated Chinese chef and cookbook author Eileen Yin-Fei Lo has died at 85. Lo died in her Montclair, New Jersey, home on Nov. 13, 2022. H...
Iris Jung
Michelin-starred chef David Chang says he’s disgusted by Costco’s ‘inedible’ rotisserie chicken
Celebrity chef David Chang criticized Costco’s rotisserie chicken during a recent episode of his podcast “The David Chang Show.”...
Daniel Anderson
Food
King Phojanakong, influential Filipino food chef of New York, dies at 54
King Phojanakong, who helped popularize Filipino food in New York and beyond, has died at the age of 54. The chef had visited the NYU Lange’...
Michelle De Pacina
Social Media
Name a better combo: Asian wedding with ramen bar is a hit on TikTok
Chef Chris Cho, a Korean Tiktoker and chef with over 2 million followers, uploaded a video of an instant ramen bar at his wedding. Since b...
Crime
Korean restaurant chef in London kills co-worker over food prep skills
Li Hunan, a 60-year-old chef, was charged with the murder of his colleague Il Sung, 58, at a Korean restaurant in London on Aug. 15. The t...
News
Missing diver in Mukilteo identified as beloved Seattle-area chef Hans Korompis
Authorities identified the recreational diver who went missing in Mukilteo, Washington, on June 17 as beloved 33-year-old Seattle chef Hans...
Bryan Ke
French chef adopted from Korea moves back to Seoul after falling in love with its flavors
A French chef adopted from Korea went from finding Korean food to be “too spicy” to loving it enough to move to Korea to learn more. Chef ...
Jane Nam
Jamie Oliver reveals he has ‘teams of cultural appropriation specialists’ vet his cookbooks
Jamie Oliver shared in a recent interview that he hires “cultural appropriation specialists” to vet the content in his cookbooks. The cele...
Ryan General
Owner of America’s Oldest Family-Run Chinese Restaurant Passes Away at 86
Ding Kuen Tam, owner of the iconic chop suey restaurant Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte, Montana, passed away at age 86 on Monday. ...
MasterChef Australia Contestant: Why Greeting Asians With ‘Ni Hao Ma’ is Racist
A contestant in MasterChef Australia has put a local radio station on blast for the “ignorant” way of greeting her in Chinese. What happene...
French Chef Cut From Michelin Guide After Saying ‘No Chinese Customers Wanted’
An upscale German restaurant has been removed from the prestigious Michelin Guide website following a racist remark by French chef Jean-Clau...
One of the World’s Most Famous Indian Chefs Dies of COVID-19
Celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Floyd Cardoz passed away in New Jersey due to complications from COVID-19. Cardoz, 59, visited the M...
5-Star Hotel Chef Fired After Tweeting He Spits in Chinese Customers’ Food
A chef in a Malaysian five-star hotel has been fired from his job after showing his racism on social media. In a series of tweets, the unna...
Chef Kei Kobayashi Becomes First Japanese Chef to Get 3 Michelin Stars
Chef Kei Kobayashi has made history by becoming the first-ever Japanese chef to be awarded the maximum three Michelin stars for his restaura...
Lifestyle
YouTube Chef Uses Her Chest as Ad Space in Cooking Videos
A Japanese, female YouTuber chef is gaining attention online for using her own chest as ad space for potential advertisers. ...
Bay Area Chef Wins ‘Nobel Prize for Food’ for His Climate Change Solutions
A chef in San Francisco recently won an international award for his efforts in creating climate change solutions through the food he prepare...
How Roy Choi Went From Being Jobless at 38 to Getting a New Show on Netflix
Korean American chef Roy Choi had a promising career as a hotel chef over a decade ago, but the road to his success only began when he was f...
DTF Chef Reveals the Right Way to Eat XLB and Anyone Who Says Different is a Liar
Xiao long bao — or soup dumplings — are filled with delicious broth, tender meat and love, but eating one can be difficult if you have never...
Khier Casino
YouTube Chef Blasted After Cooking ‘Endangered’ Salamander
Wang Gang, a Chinese chef famed for his online cooking tutorial videos, has found himself in the middle of a widespread debate after uploadi...
Donnie Yen Spent Weeks Secretly Preparing an Epic Valentine’s Day Dinner for His Wife
While it is no secret that international action star, Donnie Yen has got some serious Valentine’s Day game, this year he upped the ante with...
Gordon Ramsay to Open an ‘Authentic Asian’ Restaurant Led By a Non-Asian Chef
Gordon Ramsay will open an “authentic Asian” restaurant in London this summer. “Lucky Cat,” located in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair claims to b...
Carl Samson
Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai Offers Free Dumplings to Government Workers During Shutdown
American restaurateur and celebrity chef Ming Tsai is joining the efforts to help those affected by the government shutdown by giving away f...
Man Murders Chef, Injures 2 With Hammer Because He Had ‘problems with Asian men’
A hammer-wielding maniac has been taken into custody after killing one and injuring two in an unprovoked attack at a Brooklyn rest...
Ziye Wang
Feature
Meet the Chef Using Food to Change the Way People See Asians
“I feel like I was put here to do this. When I cook, I feel something.” That’s something Jenny Dorsey told me about 30 min...
Elliot Sang
Thai Man Learns to Make American Burgers that are So Exclusive, He Serves Only 4 a Day
Thailand has a burger superstar in Taiki Tsubota, a Japanese-Thai restaurateur who makes highly in-demand, mouth-watering gourmet burgers. W...
Asia
Japanese Chef Uses Bare Hands to Cook Tempura in BOILING Oil
The master chef of a tempura joint in Japan is amusing netizens with his ability to dunk his fingers into a pot of boiling oil without any i...
Gordon Ramsay Wants to Tell Ethnic Cultures How to Cook Their Own Food in New Show
British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s upcoming television show has already generated quite a controversy even before its production. Last w...
London Chef Fired for Mocking Asian People With Fake Accent on YouTube
Shaun Beagley, the chef behind the YouTube channel Boring Kitchen, has been fired from his job after cooking videos of him mocking Asian peo...
Uncategorized
Famed Chef David Chang Opens Up About Depression in Wake of Anthony Bourdain’s Death
Famed New York chef, David Chang, who moved to Los Angeles, California to open up his restaurant Majordomo, talks about depression in his...
World Famous Sushi Chef Breaks Down Mourning Death of Friend Anthony Bourdain
Before his sudden passing, Anthony Bourdain made many fans and friends through CNN’s award-winning travelogue “Parts Unknown.” The glob...
Business
California Restaurant Closes For 2 Weeks Each Year to Let Thai Head Chef Visit His Family
A California restaurant will be keeping its operations closed for two weeks to give its hard-working chef from Thailand some well-deserved t...
White Sushi Chef Entertains Guests By Speaking With Fake Japanese Accent
New York sushi chef David Bouhadana apparently likes to speak English in a Japanese accent, in yet another example of white privilege. Bouha...
Celebrity Sushi Chef Accused of Touching and Humping Female Employee
A celebrity sushi chef based in New York was accused of sexual harassment by a female subordinate in a lawsuit filed earlier this week. The ...
Oregon Restaurant Cleaner Refuses to Serve ‘Orientals’, Claims They Don’t Discriminate
Chef Han Ly Hwang of Kim Jong Grillin and Chef Kyo Koo of Danwei Canting in Portland, Oregon claimed they were discriminated against after t...
Queer Asian Chef Shuts Down Writer Asking for an Interview With IvankaTrump.com
Angela Dimayuga, the executive chef at Mission Chinese Food, turned down a freelance writer who slid into her DMs to offer her an interview ...
Six of Asia’s Top 10 Chefs Are White Guys Who Don’t Even Cook Asian Food
Six out of the top 10 chefs profiled in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017 are white males, and some in the culinary community, including TV ho...