Caroline Choe Author Talk • Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious, Shareable Sides
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Caroline Choe is a chef, artist, teacher and writer based in New York City, and is a proud daughter of Korean American immigrants. She is the creator of The Exploratorians illustration series, and the founder of Create & Plate, a business devoted to helping create community through arts and food education. After a long career of classroom teaching, she truly believes that practicing the act of creating -- whether through art, music, dance, writing, food, and much more, is what will connect people across all differences and timelines. Both she and her work have been featured in Food & Wine, NPR, Food52, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Eater, Cherry Bombe Magazine, Glamour, and NBC's Today Show. Both she and her husband, Eric, host the podcast, An AHEM Moment.
Peter Sohn is a Pixar storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, and director. Sohn started his career with Pixar in the art and story departments for Finding Nemo. He also did story work on The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and WALL•E. He made his directorial debut on the short film, Partly Cloudy, and directed The Good Dinosaur and recently, Elemental.
Banchan — Highlighting this underrepresented aspect of Korean cuisine, Banchan offers 60 mouthwatering recipes for classic and modern banchan dishes so home cooks everywhere can get in on the deliciousness. From namul (fresh vegetables) to buchimgae (pancakes), these tasty sides are proof that big flavor can be found in small bites. With tips on stocking a Korean American pantry and ideas for making banchan into a meal—add to a quiche, wrap in a kimbap, pile on a sandwich—Banchan shares an ancient and beloved feature of Korean cooking that will make every meal sing.
In addition to a trove of new and old recipes, Caroline shares stories about her background and upbringing as a first-generation Korean American. Following in the footsteps of successful cookbook authors such as Eric Kim and Andrea Nguyen, Caroline joins a strong tradition of authors passionately sharing their experiences and the cuisines of their heritage with American readers.
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