The lonely legacy of Spam Today's best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter "Spam is the ultimate loner food," said chef Esther Choi, who lives in a one-bedroom by herself in New York City. Working late hours to keep the lights on at all of her restaurants, Ms. Yoo and two MÅkbar locations (with one more on the way), Choi doesn't get to cook meals at home for herself very often. But when she does, she turns to the simple things: fried Spam, eggs, and Hetbahn, a single serving of Korean microwavable rice. "Even though I'm a chef and I can make anything in the world," she said, "when I'm by myself, those are the things I want to eat."