Let's Talk with YuTsai

William Li is the co-producer and host of PBS’s Lucky Chow, now in its fourth season. Lucky Chow is a very special program that showcases the Asian-American experience through the lens of food. With Lucky Chow, William’s aim is to heighten appreciation of Asian culture and heritage.

Supermodel Coco Rocha is well known as an outspoken advocate for the rights of models and for diversity in fashion. In 2016 she took ownership and management of Nomad Models whose roster is one of the most diverse in the industry, with a special emphasis on Asian models.

Writer Kevin Kwan is a Chinese Singaporean who moved with his family to Texas at the age of 11. His book Crazy Rich Asians created a cultural phenomenon with a film adaptation grossing $238 million and bringing a contemporary Asian American story to the masses. 

Actor and model, Milla Jovovich is a powerhouse and an influencer before social media. Milla’s storied career began as the muse for such iconic photographers as Peter Lindberg, Herb Ritts, and Richard Avedon before launching into a very successful acting career. We recount our photoshoot together and she and I talk about motherhood and are joined in conversation by her daughter, Ever.

The lovely Mei Lin, chef and winner of Top Chef’s 12th season is my guest. Mei and I find that we have a lot in common, emigrating to the US from Asia and settling in the Midwest in restaurant families. She shares how growing up, her first aspiration wasn’t to work in the kitchen.

Yara Shahidi began modeling and acting early, and made a name for herself in the shows Black-ish and spinoff Grown-ish. She continues to pursue her career while studying at Harvard. Yara is a powerful voice for advocacy of feminism and her initiative to encourage young voters. We talk about our first meeting and discuss celebrating diversity, culture, and women’s issues in the media.

GT Dave started his incredible company, GT’s Living Foods in the 1990’s in his home, brewing fizzy fermented tea. He has since grown the company to produce over a million bottles of kombucha every year in over a dozen varieties, and is the number 1 selling kombucha in the US.

GT Dave began brewing kombucha in 1995 and has since grown his company, GT's Living Foods, to produce over a million bottles of kombucha every year. But for GT, the mission and passion of his products comes from the heart. 

I’m so excited to host the inspiring Yara Shahidi as my guest. Yara began modeling and acting early, and has made a name for herself appearing in several films and in successful shows Black-ish and spinoff Grown-ish. Yara is a powerful voice for advocacy of feminism and her initiative to encourage young voters.

Today, we’re having recess with my guest Carla Hall! Carla is a chef, known for appearing in two seasons of Top Chef and hosting her own show “The Chew”, an author and motivational speaker who started as a model, walking runways in Paris. We jump right into conversation about food and much needed recess!