Eric Tran didn’t set out to open a restaurant during a pandemic, but here we are. Eric took over the lease for Falansai and now operates the Bushwick restaurant as a reimagined 2.0 version, making his interpretation of delicious Vietnamese dish

The Hottest Chicken in Town ft. Eric Huang

Jun 24th, 2021 38m 37s

Early last year, Eric Huang left his sous chef position at Eleven Madison Park to open his own restaurant. However, the pandemic forced Eric to switch gears. It led him back to his family's restaurant, Peking House, where he started Pecking Hou

To Asia, With Love ft. Hetty McKinnon

Jun 10th, 2021 46m 17s

Hetty McKinnon, the internationally renowned cookbook author and food writer, joins us to chat about her latest book To Asia, With Love. It’s filled with a mix of comforting Asian dishes that her Cantonese mother prepared for her growing up, as

Asian Veggies Delivered ft. Joe Boo

May 26th, 2021 36m 35s

We’re thrilled to be back! For our first episode of 2021, we chat with Joe Boo, Founder of Asian Veggies, a business born out of the pandemic. Joe started Asian Veggies, a New York City based grocery delivery service, as an effort to save his d

The Purest Fish Sauce Ft. Red Boat

Aug 5th, 2020 47m 14s

For the last episode of the season, we chat with Tracy and Tiffany Pham of Red Boat Fish Sauce, a product beloved by chefs and home cooks around the world. Tracy and Tiffany tell us about what makes their fish sauce special, what the company is

Queen of Face Masks with Joanne Kwong

Jul 8th, 2020 42m 14s

We catch up with a former guest, Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart. Joanne tells us about the changes she's made at Pearl River Mart due to Covid, as customers shop online instead of in-stores, and the wide range of projects she’s tak

New Plans with Lien Lin, Maiko Kyogoku & Emily Yuen

Jun 25th, 2020 48m 36s

We continue our Corona Diaries conversations with Chef Lien Lin of Bricolage, the Vietnamese gastropub in Park Slope, and Owner Maiko Kyogoku and Chef Emily Yuen of Bessou, the modern Japanese comfort food restaurant in Soho. Tune in to find ou

Reclaiming the Ethnic Aisle with Omsom

Jun 10th, 2020 51m 29s

Vanessa Pham and Kim Pham are first-generation Vietnamese-Americans, sisters, and co-founders of Omsom, a brand of Asian pantry staples that have been designed to make cooking your favorite Asian dishes with uncompromised flavors and hard-to-fi

Corona Diaries with Amelie Kang & Dennis Ngo

May 27th, 2020 40m 11s

This summer, we’ll broadcast a handful of new episodes where we catch up with our friends in the Asian food industry to see what they’ve been up to, and how they’ve adapted their restaurant operation or small business for a pandemic. This episo

Episode 80: What's Missing From the Indian Restaurant Scene

Dec 12th, 2019 45m 49s

Restauranteur Roni Mazumdar and Chef Chintan Pandya, the dynamic duo behind Adda Indian Canteen in Long Island City, Rahi in Greenwich Village, and the soon to opened Dhamaka in Essex Street Market, are opening the eyes and palettes of New York

Episode 79: Deep Dive into Vietnam ft. Bolero

Nov 14th, 2019 52m 6s

We chat with Matt Le-Khac and Jimmy Tran of Bolero. Located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Bolero features a hyper-seasonal menu that emphasizes the rare fresh herbs that form the foundation of Vietnamese cuisine — sourced from Matt’s

Episode 78: The Asian Snack Aisle

Oct 31st, 2019 51m 33s

Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart, the iconic NYC “friendship store” specializing in Asian goods since 1971, joins us to chat about her favorite Asian snacks! We find out what the best selling classics are at the store, as well as wha

Episode 77: For the Love of Tofu

Oct 23rd, 2019 50m 23s

Sink into artisinal tofu with Paul Eng, heir to a tofu dynasty. Since 1933, the Chinatown specialty tofu shop Fong On has been run by the Eng family. Prior to coming back to the family business, Paul embarked on a series of other careers over t

Episode 76: Rice as Comfort Food

Oct 2nd, 2019 48m 35s

Paul Chen of Fan Fried Rice and Layla Chen of Maya Bed Stuy join us to discuss the topic of rice as a comfort food. They also share some parallel experiences as shop owners that specialize in a rice dish that pays respect to their heritage: for

Episode 75: Chinese-American ft. Little Tong and Silver Apricot

Sep 18th, 2019 47m 29s

Simone Tong, Chef-Owner, and Emmeline Zhao, GM and Partner, of Little Tong, Little Tong Noodle Shop, and the soon-to-be opened Silver Apricot talk to us about their culinary progression from introducing mixian at Little Tong to showcasing what

Episode 74: Miso Magic ft. Bessou

Sep 4th, 2019 40m 58s

There are countless dishes that you should be adding miso to beyond the omnipresent soup! Maiko Kyogoku and Emily Yuen, the dynamic duo behind Bessou, join us in the studio to tell us about all the different miso varietals and how to use them s

Episode 73: Dungan Cuisine ft. Lagman House

Aug 14th, 2019 53m 53s

We are chatting with Ali Azimov of Lagman House about his family's restaurant, and introducing our listeners to Dungan cuisine. As Ligaya Mishan pointed out in The New York Times, "Lagman House is likely the first and only restaurant in the cit

Episode 72: Bringing Japanese Ramen Concepts to New York

Jul 31st, 2019 45m 46s

We talk about the experience of bringing popular ramen concepts from Japan to New York. For both Tonchin and Ichiran, highly regarded ramen restaurants from Japan, NYC was the first destination for their US expansion. Anan and Toui Sugeno, the

Episode 71: Asian Food in Art

Jul 3rd, 2019 56m 11s

Instead of our typical chef and restaurateur guests, we have our first episode featuring artists. James Yang from New York and Jonathan Jay Lee from Hong Kong are a couple Asian-American illustrators with distinct styles inspired by city life,

Episode 70: Nikkei, The Culinary Romance of Japan and Peru

Jun 19th, 2019 47m 22s

Nikkei is the result of the culinary romance and intense cultural exchange between Japan and Peru. The cuisine grew out of the Japanese presence in Peru, which started when the Japanese farmers began emigrating there in the late 1800s. We talk

Episode 69: Asian Women Founded Coffee & Tea Movements

Jun 6th, 2019 48m 44s

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

Episode 68: From Bangkok to Bond St ft. Fish Cheeks

May 23rd, 2019 42m 52s

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

Episode 67: Women in Asian Food - Pt. II

Apr 10th, 2019 58m 26s

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

Episode 66: Changing the Conversation About Filipino Food

Mar 27th, 2019 56m 50s

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 Fil

Episode 65: Peking Duck and Chinese Banquets Ft. Ed Schoenfeld

Mar 13th, 2019 52m 37s

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 b