Korean-American, Korean-French, Korean-Chinese. In 2019, Korean food flexes in many ways through the cooking of David Chang, Pierre Sang, Eunjo Park, and an army of ambitious chefs and home cooks.
Success can be a double-edged sword for the chefs and shepherds of marginalized cuisines, with media adoration and cookbook deals leading to unneeded compromises and ultimate failure.
Growing up in Libya in the early 1980s, Reema Islam found—and fell in love with—traditional cuisine that bore the influence of four decades of Italian rule.
What does gastropub food look like in a neighborhood where 167 languages are spoken? Tony Liu, the chef at the Queensboro in Jackson Heights, Queens, has an answer.