Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Korean Vegan

Joanne Lee Molinaro, known widely as “The Korean Vegan”, has always been a leader. A Lawyer, activist, runner, mentor, & viral TikToker, she’s done it all & more! With 3.5 million social fans and growing, she now has a best-selling cookbook! Like her TikTok, the new cookbook, “The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen”, weaves together delicious veganized recipes with intimate stories and details on her life, both past and present. She talked to us about some of the recipes in the book and how her family influenced not only her plant-based diet journey but who she’s become as a human. Beyond the food, Joanne explains some of the myths behind the popular notion that you can’t veganize Korean food. And we hear about the concept diaspora and how she navigates her identity as Korean American. Last, we play a riveting round of rapid fire to find out her favorite vegan spot in Chicago, what her favorite cocktail is, whether she has a favorite TikTok, and her most loved recipe!