The 5 Best Feast Meets West Podcast Episodes
1) The Purest Fish Sauce Ft. Red Boat
For the last episode of the season, we chat with Tracy and Tiffany Pham of Red Boat Fish Sauce, a product beloved by chefs and home cooks around the world. Tracy and Tiffany tell us about what makes t...Show More
2) Episode 78: The Asian Snack Aisle
Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart, the iconic NYC “friendship store” specializing in Asian goods since 1971, joins us to chat about her favorite Asian snacks! We find out what the best selli...Show More
3) Episode 77: For the Love of Tofu
Sink into artisinal tofu with Paul Eng, heir to a tofu dynasty. Since 1933, the Chinatown specialty tofu shop Fong On has been run by the Eng family. Prior to coming back to the family business, Paul ...Show More
4) Episode 64: The Evolution of Chinatown
Elaine Chen of The New York Times and Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor join us to talk about the evolution of Chinatown -- one of the few historic immigrant working class neighborhoods left in Manhat...Show More
5) Episode 62: Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History
Over one and a half billion people use chopsticks as their primary eating utensil
6) Falansai 2.0 ft. Eric Tran
Eric Tran didn’t set out to open a restaurant during a pandemic, but here we are. Eric took over the lease for Falansai and now operates the Bushwick restaurant as a reimagined 2.0 version, making his...Show More
7) The Hottest Chicken in Town ft. Eric Huang
Early last year, Eric Huang left his sous chef position at Eleven Madison Park to open his own restaurant. However, the pandemic forced Eric to switch gears. It led him back to his family's restaurant...Show More
8) To Asia, With Love ft. Hetty McKinnon
Hetty McKinnon, the internationally renowned cookbook author and food writer, joins us to chat about her latest book To Asia, With Love. It’s filled with a mix of comforting Asian dishes that her Cant...Show More
9) Asian Veggies Delivered ft. Joe Boo
We’re thrilled to be back! For our first episode of 2021, we chat with Joe Boo, Founder of Asian Veggies, a business born out of the pandemic. Joe started Asian Veggies, a New York City based grocery ...Show More
10) Queen of Face Masks with Joanne Kwong
We catch up with a former guest, Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart. Joanne tells us about the changes she's made at Pearl River Mart due to Covid, as customers shop online instead of in-stor...Show More