Cynthia Rekdal
NBC News correspondent Vicky Nguyen’s memoir ‘Boat Baby’ is a tribute to her bold, unconventional Vietnamese refugee parents
Nguyễn Đồ Quỳnh Yến (known to TV audiences as Vicky Nguyen) is the Vietnamese-born American NBC News senior consumer investigative journalist and anchor of NBC News Daily. In...
‘JAPAN: A Culinary Travel Diary’ is an entertaining and enlightening read
While Tempura, Sushi, and Ramen need little introduction, Tenmusu (Tokyo’s riposte to Tempura), Kaki no ha zushi (Kyoto’s sally to Sushi), and Naporitan (Osaka’s...
‘King of Sandwiches’ Owen Han’s first cookbook gives a creative twist to a classic...
It was John Montagu, Britain’s 4th Earl of Sandwich, born in 1718, who gave his name to the world’s ubiquitous food fare: the “sandwich.”...
‘Hokkaido’ is a culinary journey of discovery
Irankarapte! The indigenous Ainu greeting of “hello” or “good day,” which also means “Allow me to softly touch your heart,” has been adopted as...
‘China: The Cookbook’ dives into one of the world’s most diverse cuisines
It’s not often that a book lands on my doorstep with a resounding THUD, but Kei Lum Chan and Diora Fong Chan’s 720-page, second-edition...
‘Feasts of Good Fortune’ celebrates Chinese American foods and customs
The nuclear family of author Hsiao-Ching Chou and her husband, TV producer Eric Riddle, includes all of their (mixed-race) cousins and relatives. Forming a...
‘Boat Baby’ follows an investigative journalist’s journey from refugee to reporter
Nguyễn Đồ Quỳnh Yến (known to TV audiences as Vicky Nguyen) is the Vietnamese-born American NBC News senior consumer investigative journalist and anchor of...
‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes’ is a...
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (pinyin: fó tiào qiáng), is also known as Buddha’s Temptation. A revered, classic Chinese winter soup or stew, it...
‘Invitation to a Banquet’ delves into history and techniques of Chinese culinary culture
Author Fuchsia Dunlop’s introduction to meals in China included goose intestines, rabbit ears, frog ovaries, deer tendons, duck necks, chicken feet, ox throats, and...
Culinary innovator Frankie Gaw’s book meshes cookbook and memoir, and foods from the Midwest...
Frankie Gaw is a gay, first-generation Taiwanese American culinary innovator, writer, photographer, designer, Instagram sensation and award winning author.
An only child, he is the...
