EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 1H 4M
Joanne Molinaro — The Korean Vegan: Homemade: Recipes and Stories from My Kitchen - with Daniela Galarza
from Politics and Prose Presents · host Politics and Prose
Joanne Molinaro is everyone's favorite storytelling vegan cook. On her platform, The Korean Vegan, she's known for her personal narrative voiceovers, which accompany mouthwatering videos of her making everything from Kimchi to Korean-inspired pasta dishes. Whether it's a reflection on her relationship with her father over a plate of noodles or a story about learning to love her body as a marathon runner while she bakes dessert, Joanne is always making deep connections with her followers through food. Now, in The Korean Vegan: Homemade, Joanne offers the recipes that she makes most often at home.As Joanne likes to say, she loves to "veganize" Korean cuisine and "Koreanize" everything else. This book is a tribute to all the culinary inspirations that have shaped her cooking over the years and incredible flavors they have created. A memory about learning to repurpose leftover rice from her grandmother Hahlmuhnee results in Fried Rice Waffles; a question from her father leads to Joanne learning to make his childhood favorite noodles, Janchi Guksu; her Pesto Tteokbokki combines her husband's Italian roots with her own; and her love of savory snacks and kimchi helps invent Buffalo Kimchi Artichoke Dip. With her stunning signature photography and tips for building a Korean pantry, Joanne celebrates the magical connections between family, home, and food.Joanne Lee Molinaro is the author of The Korean Vegan Cookbook and a Korean American social media star, born and raised in Chicago. Molinaro adopted a plant-based diet in January 2016 and began The Korean Vegan as a passion project later that year. Her immensely popular TikTok and Instagram, @thekoreanvegan, incorporate her recipes with personal narration. She has been featured in Salon, Healthyish by Bon Appétit, The Atlantic, The Kitchn, Thrive, and VegWorld, and on Food Network, CNN, BBC, and CNBC.Molinaro is in conversation with Daniela Galarza, a staff writer for the Food section at The Washington Post who also writes "Eat Voraciously," a newsletter offering easy dinner recipes, cooking tips and inspiration. A former restaurant pastry chef, Galarza has been writing about food and cooking for more than 10 years. Before joining The Post, she was a features editor at Serious Eats, senior editor at Eater.com and deputy food editor at Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, Wall Street Journal and other publications. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a certificate in pastry arts from the International Culinary Center in New York. After studying pastry and bread making in Paris and central France, she worked as a pastry chef and in product development in New York and Los Angeles before entering journalism.https://politics-prose.com/book/9780593541296?ic_referral=K5vQBhz203MVg5np_PmARfv-yon-Y-BBaKruZ0k2LfUwM-y3UL8P6CHcjbzLiKlP4SWOswudnvCK3Sf0YTEMB6iwHKkrI4wSv6PeL9RuiDj4Jh4CveCeh8wKffW3PbZDkDfAy3I
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Joanne Molinaro — The Korean Vegan: Homemade: Recipes and Stories from My Kitchen - with Daniela Galarza
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