Episode 21: Kristina Cho

Kristina Cho is the creator of the food blog and Instagram feed Eat Cho Food and the author of the cookbook Mooncakes & Milk Bread.

Having the opportunity to live in this incredible neighborhood in California gave me some type of resolve, and I was able to feel confident embracing both sides of me. I think if I grew up in California, in some of these different neighborhoods, I would probably feel and be able to fully embrace the Asianness and Americanness more than I am now. But it’s a thing I’m continuing to work on through my food, in a way. With each recipe, I’m trying to kind of explore different facets of my upbringing and my life and try to combine these things.

Notes and references from this episode: 

@eatchofood - Kristina Cho on Instagram  

EatChoFood.com - home page

Mooncakes & Milk Bread, by Kristina Cho (HarperCollins, 2021)

“Cecilia Chiang, Who Brought Authentic Chinese Food to America, Dies at 100,” by William Grimes, NY Times

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, Richmond, CA

Cantonese-style Tomato Egg - Eat Cho Food

Eastern Bakery - San Francisco

Phoenix Bakery - Los Angeles

Ali Wong - home page

Ruth Asawa - home page

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