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30: Making a Moving Cookbook Memoir with Eric Kim [re-release]

30: Making a Moving Cookbook Memoir with Eric Kim [re-release]

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Originally aired on November 23, 2022

Andrea and Kristin talk with Eric Kim about his intensely personal and remarkable book, Korean American. He shares his inspirations and motivations for the essay format, how he wrote his family as characters and the potential and limits of memoir writing. He talks about the idea of authenticity in food, what goes into naming recipes and the unpredictability of a viral recipe.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella


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Eric Kim

  • Website
  • Instagram
  • New York Times Column
  • "When I Came Out to My Parents, Kimchi Fried Rice Held Us Together" on Food52
  • Food52 Recipes

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

  • Korean American by Eric Kim
  • Risotto with Nettles by Anna Del Conte
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