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Hi everyone, Like many of you, I’m horrified by the rising and persistent attacks on Asians and Asian Americans in this country. It’s haunting to hear about this happening across the U.S., and I’ve been reading most everything I can get my hands on, trying to figure out what I can do. It’s easy—and not wrong—to say that familiarizing ourselves with the wide diversity of “Asian foods” is helpful, that education can go a long way toward broadening our colle...

These days when I open my fridge, a stack of chile crisp jars greets me. I’ve been collecting them for months now; I currently have at least 10 different chile crisps and oils, ready to turn up the volume on anything I make. I don’t think I’m alone. From Sze Daddy sauce from 886, a Taiwanese restaurant in NYC, to the classic Lao Gan Ma, which started the chile oil boom in America, chile crisp — which, put simply, is a condiment with oil and chile flakes — is so hot right now. There a...

By Justine Re New York City PUBLISHED 8:00 AM ET Feb. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:00 AM EST Feb. 25, 2021 SHARE Chef Eric Sze was born and raised in Taiwan. He says cooking always makes him feel nostalgic for home. What You Need To Know Eric Sze was frustrated seeing the repeated attacks on Asian Americans in the city and across the county He started ...

Asian-American Restaurant Owners Launched A Community Campaign Amid A Surge In Hate Crimes Delish 2/18/2021 Kristin Salaky Asian-American restaurant owners are standing together in support of a new community initiative that was created following a disturbing surge in hate crimes and racism against Asian-Americans. The initiative, previously reported on by Food & Wine, is called #EnoughIsEnough. Its a collective of more than a dozen Asian-American business owners in New York ...

A woman is recovering after being assaulted outside a Queens bakery. Police are investigating this as possibly the latest in a string of recent hate crimes; CBS2's Cory James reports.

A group of prominent Asian-American chefs and restaurants owners in New York — who represent some of the top restaurants in the city including Málà Project, Fish Cheeks, and Nowon — have teamed up to raise awareness about the recent rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, particularly the elderly, in the United States. The effort, called #EnoughIsEnough, was spearheaded by Eric Sze, chef and owner of East Village Taiwanese restaurant 886, who says he was prompted to take action afte...

6 Local Chile Oils That Could Make Anything Taste Great Milu Chili Crisp. Photo: Melissa Hom With e-commerce gaining in importance for struggling restaurants, more New York chefs are making and shipping their own Chinese-style chile oils — many inspired by the irresistible crunchy texture and cult popularity of Guizhou Province’s Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp. A look at the local crop, all perfectly suited for rice-drizzling and stocking-stuffing ...