Feast Meets West

We chat with two badass Asian female founders: Sahra Nguyen of Nguyen Coffee Supply and Ranmu Xue of Us Two Tea. Not only have they built their own brands, and run their own businesses, they’ve also personally sourced their products from farms in Asia, and are growing their respective movements to change the perception of Vietnamese coffee and Chinese tea drinking culture here in the States.

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To kick off our summer season, Ohm Suansilphong and Jenn Saesue of Fish Cheeks join us to talk about their unique approach to Thai food in New York, and their journey from Bangkok to Bond St. Each dish on the menu is a combination of unfiltered flavors, an intensity in freshness, and unapologetic heat. Tune in to find out why Pete Wells of the New York Times reviewed “it simply cooks the way I wish more Thai kitchens did”.

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For our last episode of the season, we’re talking to Chefs Jenny Dorsey of Studio ATAO and Helen Nguyen of Saigon Social in the second segment of a continued series on Women in Asian food. Most of the questions have been sourced from The Cosmos - a fast-growing community for Asian women creators, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and artists to flourish and thrive. We’ll be covering topics such as career changing into food, appropriation vs. appreciation of a cuisine, navigating the industry as a woman of color, mental health, and more.

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Filipino cuisine rightly deserves its space and recognition on the global stage. No longer to be overlooked. We chat with Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad on changing the conversation about Filipino food. We talk about how they've brought Filipino cuisine into the American mainstream with their NYC restaurants Maharlika and Jeepney, and their continued mission to give Filipino food a seat at the culinary table with their new cookbook "I Am A Filipino".

Excerpted from I Am a Filipino by Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2018. Image courtesy of Justin Walker.

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Ed Schoenfeld, creator of the critically acclaimed restaurants Red Farm and Decoy, joins us in the studio to talk about the iconic Peking Duck and the Chinese banquet style of dining. Both New York Magazine and GQ have recognized Decoy as the best Peking Duck option in New York City. We'll cover all the details that go into making this celebratory big format meal, as well as discuss Ed's five decades long career in Chinese restaurants, and his experiences hosting Chinese banquets since the 70s.

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Elaine Chen of The New York Times and Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor join us to talk about the evolution of Chinatown -- one of the few historic immigrant working class neighborhoods left in Manhattan. We dive into Elaine’s experience writing her Times article “As Manhattan’s Chinatown Changes, Food Vendors Keep a Bit of the Old with the New”, Wilson’s experience running the iconic Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, and we discuss the broader cultural trends of a changing neighborhood. We attempt to get to the essence of what makes Chinatown, Chinatown.

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Ellen Goldsmith, author of “Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine” and co-founder of Pearl Natural Health, joins us to speak about the ancient Eastern wisdom of food as medicine. Learn about the foundations and concepts of Chinese Medicine - from the yin and yang, and the thermal nature of foods to how you should be stocking your pantry this winter - to actively improve your health by doing something as simple and enjoyable as eating.

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Over one and a half billion people use chopsticks as their primary eating utensil. In his book “Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History”, Professor Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement to their status as a more complex, cultural symbol today. Edward joins us to share his insights on the origin of the chopsticks, the intra-Asian differences within the “chopsticks cultural sphere”, and their global appeal.

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We wrap up the season with a talented bunch putting Vietnamese food at the forefront of NYC’s best restaurants lists with their interpretations of the cuisine. Listen to Hanoi House Co-founder Sara Leveen and Chef Daniel Le, and Di An Di Co-owner Kim Hoang and Chef/Co-owner Dennis Ngo discuss the new wave of Vietnamese restaurants in NYC.

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Don’t be scared, fusion is not the f-word, especially when it’s executed in a responsible and thoughtful way. Tonight we’ll talk about how to approach the fusion of western and eastern ideas, ingredients, and techniques that’s creative and productive with the help of Chef Xiaowei Zheng of Chiko and Donovan Tian of Daily Provisions.

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