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Worst Quality Crab
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Think Humans of New York meets an Asian American cookbook. Each episode, a new guest or guests will share a recipe that was meaningful to them growing up and we’ll talk about the family history behind the dish, who the memorable people were, and how food and cooking played a role both in their childhood and as an adult.
Episodes
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Episode 62: Karaage Chicken with Gabriel Prevost-Takahashi
Oops, summer really got away from us! But we’re back and this episode we’re talking with actor, producer, model working on both screen and stage (what doesn’t he do!) Gabriel Prevost-Takahashi about foods near and dear to him and everyone in our household: Karaage chicken and Japanese curry. Yes,...
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Episode 61: Chinatown with Bonnie Tsui
This episode is from the live event we did back in May as part of KALW's celebration of AAPI Heritage Month with all around brilliant delightful human Bonnie Tsui, author of American Chinatown, On Muscle, and Why We Swim. Bonnie shares her experiences growing up in Long Island, what it was like...
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Episode 60: Curry Chicken with Yvonne Chapman
We’re back with some Singaporean bangers courtesy of actor, director, and producer Yvonne Chapman of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Air Bender and Hulu’s The Season. She shares her mom’s lahksa and curry chicken with us and gives us a glimpse into the Calgary Asian experience (spoiler: kids are still...
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Episode 59: Tomato Egg with Christy Chan & Cathy Lu
We took a little break but we came back with not one but two fantastic guests: friends and fellow artists, Christy Chan and Cathy Lu, who coincidentally picked the very same dish, tomato egg, despite having grown up a thousand miles apart. But maybe that just speaks to how much of a classic this...
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Announcement - LIVE EVENT - May 21st in San Francisco
In celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, we’re collaborating with our public radio friends at KALW to put on a live recording this Thursday, 5/21 7pm. Joining us for this special event is Bonnie Tsui, journalist and author of On Muscle, Why We Swim, and American Chinatown. Bonnie will share…
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Episode 58: Malaysian Curry Chicken with Cassandra Lam
Ahead of Mother’s Day we’re talking to Cassandra Lam of Mama Lam’s about her own mama’s Malaysian curry chicken that she ate almost weekly growing up. Her mom missed Malaysian flavors so much that she perfected her curry paste, plus a few others, and Mama Lam’s was born. We talk with Cassandra...
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Episode 57: Ma's Asian Beef Stew with Ingrid Hu Dahl
We’re back with more beef stew and we couldn’t be more delighted to have guest Ingrid Hu Dahl share her very special Taiwanese American recipe with us. Author of Sun Shining On Morning Sun, Ingrid tells us about her mom’s recipe, the ways in which this classic beef noodle soup became a beef stew,...
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Episode 56: March Madness of Asian Dishes - with InfatuAsian Podcast Live at On Waverly in San Francisco
The madness is back!!! We partnered again with our podcast cousin InfatuAsian and bookshop home On Waverly on our second annual March Madness of Asian Cuisine! This year we went with pan-Asian bangers in a round of 16 that was far, far from inclusive, but so much fun! This year we kicked it up a...
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Episode 55: Bolo Bao with Laurence Louie
We’re absolutely freaking delighted to be joined by Laurence Louie, chef/owner of Rubato and current Top Chef contestant. We talk with Laurence about his beloved Chinese bakery staple bolo bao, how it shaped his culinary career, and its place on his current modern Chinese American menu. Plus,...
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Episode 54: Oxtail Beef Stew with Christina Wong Singh
It might be 80 degrees out here in the Bay Area but we’re drooling over this episode’s dish, oxtail beef stew with Christina Wong Singh, founder of AAPI Empower Hour. On this episode we talk with Christina about her childhood disdain turned adult love of this arguably American Chinese dish. We go...
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Episode 53: The Poet and the Silk Girl by Satsuki Ina
This episode we welcome Satsuki Ina, author, psychotherapist, producer and so much more! We talk with Satsuki about one of her favorite childhood and new year’s foods, inarizushi and her mom’s special take on it. We spend some time talking about her very important book The Poet and the Silk Girl,...
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Episode 52: Family Style by Thien Pham
We are so delighted to have graphic novelist Thien Pham on this episode. We discovered his book Family Style thanks to one of our kids and it turned out to be a book that us grownups love too. Thien shares how he finally came to write his book after so many years of wanting to tell his family’s...
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Episode 51: Lumpia with Eleanor Mooney
It finally happened! We finally get to talk about everyone’s favorite party/potluck food: lumpia!! This episode we’re joined by Eleanor Mooney, co-founder of New York-based Verdant Lingerie and hapa Filipina. We talk to Eleanor about growing up watching the titas roll lumpia at parties, each one...
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Episode 50: Jeff Chang - Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America
In this live episode recorded at the Asian Art Museum on Bruce Lee Day, we talk with author Jeff Chang about his tremendous new book Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. Just ahead of what would’ve been Bruce’s 85th birthday (which is today!), we talk about his impact on...
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Episode 49: Soju Party with Irene Yoo - Live at On Waverly
We’re back with another live episode. This time we’re talking with Irene Yoo about her new cookbook Soju Party, a gorgeous collection of cocktail and food recipes that is blueprint for many a fun and delicious night. Irene takes us through an epic night of drinking with her cousins in Seoul…
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Episode 48: Live! Chinatown Recipe Club
In this episode we have a special collaboration with Curtus Chinn/The InfatuAsian Podcast to eat great food, build community, and have a very special live episode! We invited chefs and past guests to participate in a friendly challenge called the "Chinatown Recipe Club" at our favorite bookstore…
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Episode 47: Martee Dares to Dance by Harry Shum Jr & Shelby Rabara
We could not be more delighted to kick off Filipino American History Month with Shelby Rabara and Harry Shum Jr talking about their book Martee Dares to Dance. This brilliantly illustrated kids book (by Bianca Austria) about gaining confidence through dance has nods to both their backgrounds…
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Episode 46: House of Nanking with Kathy Fang
This episode we’re talking to none other than chef Kathy Fang of House of Nanking and Fang Restaurant about her new cookbook House of Nanking. We were delighted to hear behind the scenes stories of this San Francisco institution, her experiences growing up in the restaurant, and dive into this...
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Episode 45: A Very Asian Guide to Taiwanese Food with Nancy Jeng and Felicia Liang
We’re talking many, many things Taiwanese food with Nancy Jeng and Felicia Liang, the author and illustrator of A Very Asian Guide to Taiwanese Food. We talk about Nancy and Felicia’s childhood embarrassment of Taiwanese food, requesting more “American” foods, and finding their way back to...
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Episode 44: Karen Chan of Gloo Books
This episode we’re talking with Karen Chan, founder of Gloo Books about not one, but two of her childhood favorites, Taiwanese tea eggs and her mom’s oxtail stew! If you’re hungry now you might want to go get a snack. We talk with Karen about the nostalgia of visiting her grandparents in Taiwan…
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Episode 43: Fetishized by Kaila Yu
This episode we talk with author Kaila Yu, new book Fetishized and her classic Taiwanese comfort food, Lu Rou Fan. We’re a little light on the food this episode but spend lots of time on Kaila’s new book, the fetishization of Asian women, and stories that feel like they’re from 20 years ago but...
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Episode 42: Okonomiyaki with Sakura Nakahara
Whoops, we accidentally took a summer break. We just have so many kids and so little free time. But we’re back and we’re excited to talk with actor and marketer Sakura Nakahara about her favorite childhood dish that remains a favorite today, okonomiyaki. Not just a childhood treat, today it…
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Episode 41: TAMLYN TOMITA!
We can’t even pretend to have chill about this. On this extra special episode, we interview the namesake of our mascot and inspiration for the title of the show, Waverly herself, the legend, the icon, Tamlyn Tomita! We of course ask Tamlyn about the Joy Luck Club, what it meant 30 years ago, what...
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Episode 40: Shrimp Chips with Cynthia Huie
We’re honoring AAPI month with one of our favorite local AAPI community leaders, Cynthia Huie, owner of On Waverly, an AAPI gift shop and bookstore in the heart of Chinatown. Cynthia shares her childhood fondness for shrimp chips made at home by her grandfather, her lasting love for the crunchy,...
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Episode 39: Hong Shao Rou with Eddie Lo
This episode we pick up the soy sauce/restaurant kid threads with guest Eddie Lo. Now a food professional himself, Eddie talks about growing up in Chinese restaurant and being raised by amazing cooks, including his grandma, who would make him Hong Shao Rou, a braised pork belly dish. We talk…
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Episode 38: March Madness of Chinese Cuisine - Live at On Waverly 3/22/2025
On this episode we’re doing something a little different. In the spirit of March Madness we present to you, March Madness of Chinese Cuisine! We partnered with our friend Curtis Chinn of the Infatuasian podcast and our friend Cynthia Huie at On Waverly to record this live, with an audience inside...
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Episode 37: Soy Sauce! with Laura Lee
This episode we’re talking about everyone’s favorite cooking staple and condiment (please don’t @ us if it’s not your fave) soy sauce, with author and illustrator Laura G. Lee who has a new children’s book by the same name. We talk with Laura about growing up in West Virginia among mostly...
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Episode 36: Banh Khot with Soleil Ho
On this episode we are delighted to have all-around-knowledgeable-and-thoughtful-food-person, former SF Chronicle food critic, current columnist, and cookbook author Soleil Ho! They talk about the dish bahn khot, and eating it fresh off the griddle while their grandmother kept slinging it out,...
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Episode 35: Leen Goh with Amy Wong of Batch 22 Bakery
This episode we’re joined by cookie maker extraordinaire Amy Wong of Batch 22 Bakery. Lunar New Year might be a little behind us for the year but Amy’s dish, leen goh, is so classic and so beloved we’ll talk about it any time of year. We talk about Amy’s diligent testing to turn her grandmother’s...
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Episode 34: Bay Made Live Showcase - Lunar New Year Past and Present with Margot Seeto, Eric Ehler, and Deanna Ulrich
Our first live episode! This one is doubly special as we did our first live episode AND celebrated Lunar New Year with a panel of illustrious guests. Thank you to KALW for featuring us as part of their Bay Made series and thank you to guests Margot Seeto, Eric Ehler, and Deanna Ulrich for joining...
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Episode 33: Turkey Jook with Tracey Gee
It’s Thanksgiving in February on this episode! We talk with author and coach Tracey Gee about turkey jook, something so beloved by her and her family, and special to our family that we couldn’t dare pass this one up, no matter the time of year. We talk about the origins of Thanksgiving turkey in...
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Episode 32: Bao with Jessica Fu
This ain’t your mother’s bao! But it *is* Jessica’s grandmother’s bao! On this episode we talk to pastry chef Jessica Fu about her grandmother’s special bao, filled with pork, spices, and secret ingredient vermicelli. This one is so special that between the three of us, none of us have ever seen…
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Episode 31: Desi Bakes by Hetal Vasavada
We should really stop pretending like we don’t do holiday episodes because whoops we actually love them. We’re back with a holiday x new cookbook x baking for a cause episode with Hetal Vasavada, author of Milk and Cardamom and Desi Bakes, founder of baking pop up Milk and Cardamom, and former...
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Episode 30: Soups! with Ellie Yang Camp
On this episode we’re talking to author Ellie Yang Camp about her new book Louder Than The Lies: Asian American Identity, Solidarity, and Self-Love, and just as importantly, we talk about soups!! Yes, not one, but two family soups: beef noodle soup made by her dad, and chicken broth made by her...
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Episode 29: Stollen with Eli Beutel
On this post-election one we present our first ever disliked dish, because apparently there are no rules anymore. This was meant to be a revenge episode with Eli Beutel, but instead of raging against this German Christmas dish, stollen, they were the consummate food and alcohol historian—and…
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Episode 28: Potstickers with Curtis Chinn of the InfatuAsian Podcast
On this episode we’re talking to fellow podcaster Curtis Chinn, host of the InfatuAsian podcast. His podcast is dedicated to Asian American creators and the culture we all know and love, so naturally we had a lot to talk about. Curtis brings a non-recipe recipe in the form of potstickers, which…
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Episode 27: Chinese Enough by Kristina Cho
There’s no recipe on this episode, instead we talk about a whole dang cookbook! We could not be more thrilled to have guest Kristina Cho, James Beard Award winner, creator of EatChoFood, author of a New York Times Top 10 Best Cookbooks of 2022 Mooncakes and Milk Bread and forthcoming cookbook...
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Episode 26: Tomato Beef with Alisa Wong
We’re back! (Whoops, life!) On this episode we get a little San Francisco-y with native San Franciscan Alisa Wong and her dad’s tomato beef over rice. We talk about the impalpable specificity of being an ABC San Franciscan and try as we might, we never land on what exactly makes us feel that way....
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Episode 25: Tod Mun Pla with Nina Meechoonuk
On this episode it’s another blast from high school past with our first Thai guest Nina Meechoonuk, talking about her childhood fave, tod mun pla, aka Thai fishcake. For Nina, this one has had staying power into adulthood and even into her kid’s Thai food rotation. While Freesia and Nina have…
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Episode 24: Nilaga with Sam Lugtu
On this episode we’re chatting with Sam Lugtu, sister of past guest Nicole Lugtu, about her favorite childhood dish, nilaga. We talk about nilaga as a weekly meal vs a special occasion meal, never ordering the things that mean the most to you in restaurants, and the must-order restaurant dishes...
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Episode 23: Miyeokguk with Jin Yoo-Kim
Whoops! We were away too long. But we’re back and we love this one! We’re joined by return guest Jin Yoo-Kim talking about miyeokguk aka seaweed soup aka birthday soup. Since miyeokguk is a postpartum dish as well as an everyday dish, in this episode we dive deep into its role before and after…
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Episode 22: Happy AANHPI Month with Freesia & Samson Lee
Happy AANHPI Heritage Month and Happy Anniversary to us! We can’t believe it’s been a whole year of doing this show. In this guestless episode, we sit down for our annual performance review and talk about what it’s been like this year and what we hope for in the future. Turns out we want to hear...
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Episode 21: Kaula Pig with Brian Tom
Hold on to your butts! Your pork butts that is. This episode, guest Brian Tom brings us his family’s recipe for Kalua Pig and we’re very excited about it. For Brian’s family, this seemingly easy, low maintenance recipe became a family affair. We talk about roles in the kitchen, letting kids be...
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Episode 20: Halo-halo with Lorraine Esturas-Pierson
It’s finally happened!! This episode we have our first dessert! On this one we’re joined by Lorraine Esturas-Pierson as she talks about her favorite childhood dessert, halo-halo, a Filipino dish that means mix mix. We talk about why halo-halo might be the most equitable and inclusive of all group...
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Episode 19: Restaurant Kid with Julia Louie
We’ve talked a lot about Chinese restaurants in past episodes. On this one we’re getting a look into the kitchen from our guest and former restaurant kid Julia Louie. We hear what it’s like to grow up in a Chinese restaurant, the privileges and obligations of the owner’s kid, and...
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Episode 18: Iritamago with Vincent Beck
This episode we’re joined by Vincent Beck, Bay Area creative and street photographer, and it is eggs-cellent! Fluffy eggs-cellent to be exact! He shares his mom’s recipe for iritamago, a sweet and fluffy egg dish served over rice. We talk about growing up a bi-racial military kid, hometown vs…
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Episode 17: Tinola with Nicole Lugtu
Valentine’s Day might be behind us but we’re here telling the love story between our guest Nicole Lugtu and her fave dish tinola. Or maybe more accurately, the love between Nicole and chicken. Listen in as Nicole and Sam talk about their shared love of chicken and the myriad ways that manifests…
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Episode 16: SPAM FAM! with Jaime Sunwoo
We’re baaaack!! Wooo! We did not mean to be away for so long but cold and flu season absolutely wrecked all of December. But we’re back with a follow up to our SPAM episode and we’re joined by special guest Jaime Sunwoo, creator of Specially Processed American Me. In this special second edition...
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Episode 15: Mom’s Thanksgiving Stuffing with Ken Cho
We’re forever celebrating the everyday dishes, but we just couldn’t help ourselves getting in on a little holiday cheer! This episode we’re joined by Ken Cho, bringing us his favorite holiday dish, Mom’s Thanksgiving Stuffing. We talk about growing up “All-American” in the 80s, canned soups on...
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Episode 14: Paratha with Neha Gautam
This episode we’re joined by Neha Gautam, filmmaker, photographer, educator and writer director of Passenger Seat, bringing us paratha, or more specifically her childhood version of paneer stuffed paratha with ketchup because kid palette. We talk about “Indian pizza” as a specific and universal...
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Think Humans of New York meets an Asian American cookbook. Each episode, a new guest or guests will share a recipe that was meaningful to them growing up and we’ll talk about the family history behind the dish, who the memorable people were, and how food and cooking played a role both in their childhood and as an adult.
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