I first met Clarissa Wei when she launched her cookbook Made in Taiwan. Now Clarissa is back with not only her second cookbook but also a soy sauce company! Clarissa and Christine cofounded Heydoh one year ago today, and they’ve made a truly delicious soy sauce made from whole Taiwanese black soy beans. While Clarissa…
Hello, May of last year! It was a busy month of travels and gatherings, but we start the at-home adventures with Taiwan Day at the SF Giants. Cute Taiwan bear bobbleheads this year! We had a wonderful personal block of Taiwanese Americans joining us for the annual night out. The ‘popcorn chicken’ looked like donut…
Returning from our month-long vacation in Asia last January, I launched right into my birthday celebration with some of my dear friends. We treated everyone to the truly outstanding dining experience at Sun Moon Studio in West Oakland. This tiny 12-seat restaurant first captured my attention when I found out that Taiwanese American chef Alan…
Grace has been a friend and a client for almost a decade now, as we were connected through the Taiwanese American community here in the Bay Area and I have been photographing her and her family since 2016. I was excited to hear that Grace’s memoir has been picked up for publication, and I was…
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our eighth and final cookbook club of the…
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. In October, we featured two cookbooks! First, the Taiwanese…
Back in October, Alex and I had a little staycation up in Sebastopol. We have been there a handful of times, mostly passing through for photo sessions or weddings or on the way from Santa Rosa to the Sonoma Coast. This time, we went enjoyed a stay in the town and visited the shops, farms,…
A huge congratulations to Ellie Yang Camp on the launch of her remarkable book, Louder than the Lies! In a frank, conversational manner, Ellie offers such important insight and inspiration for Asian Americans on identity, solidarity, and self-love. I was so happy to be able to photograph two of her Bay Area book launch events….
Earlier this summer I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club featuring A-Gong’s Table, an entirely vegan Taiwanese cookbook by George Lee with photography by Laurent Hsia. We all really enjoyed the cookbook and the chance to explore Taiwanese food through a vegan lens. I was then lucky enough to be in both New York and…
Back in the spring, I got to attend the Oakland A’s Taiwan Day, which has been an annual occurrence at the Coliseum for several years now. The San Francisco Giants finally decided to join in on the fun, hosting their very first Taiwanese Heritage Night this fall. And to double up on the festivities, they…
Throughout 2024 I have been hosting my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our August cookbook club featured BAO,…
I am so grateful to have grown up within a Taiwanese American community that has not only nurtured my own creativity but also connected me to many fellow creatives who have charted their own unique paths in the world. This summer, several friends joined forces to start working on an ambitious documentary project: Life Lessons…