Read about the home cooks, restaurateurs, and brands serving up the quintessential Asian love language.
Growing up, making instant Shin ramyun was the extent of my Korean cooking skills. My mother taught me how to eyeball the perfect soup powder-to-water ratio, when to listen for the beugeul beugeul simmering sound to drop in the dried noodle cake, and how to get the...
We are pleased to bring you Mochi’s first annual Asian American Gift Guide, affectionately known as Mochi’s Favorite Things (as I inch toward my goal of becoming Asian American Oprah). Now, more than ever, the way we spend our dollars is a vote for the kind of world...
As soon as you slice open a lava cake at Kitsby, its liquid center oozes out—a warm contrast to the cold scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on the plate. But this cake is not your average chocolate variety; it features an ingredient you would find more commonly at your...
For the life of her, Jenny Dorsey cannot find shepherd’s purse.It’s a simple green weed, really, but it was a key ingredient in the wonton soup her mother made for her as a child. She hasn’t been able to hunt it down to recreate the dish, and before you ask—sorry, no...
Our “Mochi Minis” feature upcoming events and releases from members of the Mochi community. To learn more and submit a Mochi Mini, please go here. Our friends at Maggie Louise Confections have put together an adorable Lunar New Year gift box with hand-painted, gourmet...
Project by Project’s 18th annual tasting benefit, Plate by Plate, was held in October. Tickets were $250, and proceeds of this event benefited National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). I was invited by Plate by Plate to attend the event, held at the...
You’ve probably heard that tea is good for you. There’s a reason, after all, that the drink has been around for centuries and is enjoyed virtually all over the world. Different teas have different health benefits, and we take a look at just what they are. Of course,...
Do you ever find yourself at the supermarket wondering what to make for dinner, let alone for a week’s worth of meals? If you’re pressed for time or simply unsure of your way around the kitchen, the latest crop of meal delivery kits promises to save you time and get...
If you told Mei Lin at 15 that she’d be an award-winning chef a decade later, she wouldn’t have believed you. Working in her parents’ restaurant was just her way of not doing chores when she was growing up. “In that sense, I never wanted to be a chef,” Lin says...
