At a trendy, Italian restaurant near New York’s Union Square, Amy Cao immediately recognizes me. “Have you been waiting long?” she asks. Her warmness is alluring, and she’s clearly someone you want to get to know right off the bat.
Cao is the creative genius behind YouTube web series Stupidly Simple Snacks, but she’s so much more than a food writer [Read More...]

Books and movies can give us some serious cravings, whether it’s butterbeer in “Harry Potter” or Peeta’s bread in “The Hunger Games.” Two creative chefs having been taking the Internet by storm as they make these fantasy feasts into reality with “Feast of Fiction, a weekly cooking show on YouTube and RocketJump.
It all started with a chat between Jimmy Wong and [Read More...]

626 Nightmarket, the self-proclaimed “largest Asian night market experience in the United States,” kicks off another weekend of festive eating and delicious Asian fare at their new location, Santa Anita Park, after 3 pm on Saturday 10/20 and Sunday 10/21. This time, the event is held at an even bigger location than their previous Pasadena venues, and according to the 626 Night Market [Read More...]

The pungent smell of stinky tofu. Bustling crowds making their way through open stalls. These are just some of the images from the 626 Night Market, which took place this past week in Pasadena, California. The event, held for the second time this year, brought nightlife to the usual sleepy town. 626 Night Market is a late-night food festival, mirrored [Read More...]

Happy Year of the Dragon! The Dragon is known as a particularly auspicious zodiac—and that means abundant food to celebrate. To start the new year on the right foot, families and friends share a large and scrumptious meal. But good eats on the Lunar New Year aren’t just for satisfying the palate—each dish symbolically rings prosperity, good luck and other [Read More...]