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Episode 254: Confessions Through Food with The Korean Vegan, Joanne Molinaro

Jan 12, 2024

01:11:38

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The Korean Vegan

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Quick takeaways

The Korean Vegan aims to veganize Korean food and share immigrant stories, challenging the traditional meat-heavy perception of Korean cuisine.

The Korean Vegan envisions reaching a broader audience through various platforms, promoting compassion and empathy through Korean-inspired plant-based cuisine.

The podcast explores the host's personal experiences with veganism, including its effects on relationships, physical and mental health, and ethical decision-making.

Deep dives

Empowering People to Veganize Korean Food

The Korean Vegan aims to empower people to veganize Korean food and provide a platform for sharing stories of immigrant families. Through visually appealing and tasty recipes, the Korean Vegan seeks to show that Korean cuisine can be enjoyed in a vegan way. The goal is to challenge the traditional meat-heavy perception of Korean food and inspire individuals to bring Korean flavors and ingredients into their own kitchens, promoting compassion and empathy through food.

Introduction

2min

Growing Up with Korean Food

9min

Starting and Learning from the Creative Process

6min

Cooking at Home vs Eating Out

7min

Flexibility and Gratitude

17min

The Importance of Creativity and Taking Action

12min

Importance of a Strong Mission and Vision

6min

Transition from lawyer to cookbook author and TikToker

11min

How did a full-time attorney become a New York Times best-selling cookbook author, James Beard Award Winner, and marathon runner? Through her work as The Korean Vegan, Joanne Lee Molinaro proves that you can accomplish anything by simply starting. She’s best known for her powerful visual storytelling – connecting food with her family’s history and sharing important lessons with vulnerability. We’re so excited to have her as a guest to talk about staying connected to her culture with a plant-based diet, achieving success by keeping her goals in focus, and making her grandmothers proud.

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Hosts: Janet Wang and Helen Wu

Contributing Editor: Haemee Kang

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