LUCKYRICEBONE KETTLE: FOR THIS INDONESIAN FAMILY, BONE BROTH IS NO TRENDWhen the Tjahyadi family arrived in California over a decade ago they were greeted by a familiar sight, palm trees. All else they had left…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICERAMEN TATSUNOYA: COOKING WITH KANDO, A SECRET INGREDIENT THAT KNOWS NO BORDERSTwo years ago, if you were driving down Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, California you might’ve found yourself rubbernecking when that red…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEBUBBLE TEA IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE ASIAN LGBTQ COMMUNITYBubble tea is quite potentially the new Starbucks. On Canal Street, I can waltz in and waltz out of the Starbucks on Centre Street on an…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEAN ADVENTURE WITH STARRY KITCHEN: HOW AN ILLEGAL RESTAURANT IN NGUYEN TRAN’S APARTMENT EVOLVED INTO…Starry Kitchen traces its origins to what Nguyen Tran called his “death row dish”, a clay pot of caramelized fish and braised pork over a…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEAT GEORGE CHEN’S CHINA LIVE: THERE IS NO THEM OR USFor George Chen, a serial entrepreneur of 35 years and the creator, co-founder and executive chef of China Live, serving up the most…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEThe Seoul Sausage BoyzImagine you’re working for the Food Network as a producer for their segment, “The Great Food Truck Race.” The year is 2012 and you’re one…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEBling Bling DumplingFind out how a weekend, dumpling dinner party became the livelihood of two Angelenos making a name for themselves as Taiwanese women in the…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICETHE BADASS NEW YORKER BEHIND THE EAST VILLAGE’S TIM HO WANThree pendants dangle with purpose from Tony’s neck. “This is Burmese jade,” he says pointing to the Chinese chimera hanging from one of…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
LUCKYRICEBRICOLAGE’S EXECUTIVE CHEF, LIEN LIN, ON BEING ETHNICALLY CHINESE BUT COOKING VIETNAMESE FOOD FOR A…I didn’t even know what bricolage meant until I met Lien Lin, a lead female chef, mother of two, small business owner and member of the so…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017