Below, you’ll find a list of select The Woks of Life press mentions, features, and awards across television, print, and digital media.
Television and video:
- Lucky Chow (Season 4, Episode 6), PBS (2020): Link to watch
- Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern (Season 1, Episode 5), Magnolia Network (2021): Link to watch
- Family Meal: The Woks of Life, Food Network Digital (2021)
- Good Morning America, ABC (November 5, 2022): Link to Watch
Print, PODCASTS & RADIO:
- Outside Magazine – July/August 2022 issue (cover story)
- Woman’s Day – January/February 2022 issue
- Eating Well – November 2021 issue
- Beyond the Plate: Top Food Blogs from Around the World (Daniela Galarza, Prestel, 2017)
- Milk Street Magazine – “Peking-style Shredded Pork Stir-fry”
- Relish Magazine – “Winter Pasta Feature”
- Sing Tao Daily – Link
- The Dinner Special Podcast | 12/30/15 – Link
- Get Together Podcast | 1/25/21 – Link
- WGN Radio, John William Show | 9/2/21
- Kohlrabi Podcast | 12/23/21 – Link
- NPR’s It’s Been a Minute | 9/16/22 – Link
- The TASTE Podcast | 10/28/22 – Link
- The One Recipe | 11/29/22 – Link
- Culinary Historians of Chicago | 12/8/22 – Link
- NPR All Things Considered | 12/24/22 – Link
- NPR Books We Love | 12/24/22 – Link
- KCRW | 1/13/23 – Link
- The Splendid Table | 1/20/23 – Link
Select Online Features:
The New York Times – “The Family That Cooks Together Publishes a Best-Seller”
The New York Times – “The Best Cookbooks of 2022”
San Francisco Chronicle – “How a Family-Run Food Blog Became a Home for Chinese America”
Bon Appetit – “The Woks of Life is Shaping Chinese Home Cooking in America. And It’s Only Getting Started”
Nigella Lawson’s Cookbook Corner – “The Woks of Life by Bill, Judy, Sarah & Kaitlin Leung”
The Cut – “Working with Family Is Actually Possible”
Food & Wine – “The 20 Best Cookbooks of 2022, According to F&W Editors”
Dwell – “They Built ‘The Woks of Life’ from Home. Now They’re Cooking Things Up from a New One”
Modern Farmer – “The Story of a Family in 100 Recipes”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – “Cookbook Review: A ‘Culinary Genealogy’ Told Through Food”
The National Post – “The Woks of Life: How a Family’s Culinary Genealogy Became a Cooking Resource for Millions”
Library Journal – “The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family”
CNN – “How Asian Americans are Keeping Lunar New Year Traditions Alive”
Thrillist – “Gather Friends and Family to Make These Chili Oil Wontons”
KQED – “How The Woks of Life Helped a New Generation of Chinese Americans Learn to Cook”
Simply Recipes – “The 10 Best Cookbooks of 2022”
Epicurious – “How to Make the Crispiest Clay Pot Rice In a Cast Iron Skillet”
Outside Online – “These Outside Cover Stars Wrote a Cookbook. We’re Big Fans.”
CNN – “What It Says About Us When We Want a Cook’s Recipe But Not Their Humanity”
The Washington Post – “A Traditional Kung Pao Chicken Traces a Family’s Cooking and History”
Eater – “If You Literally Never Cook, Start Here”
TIME – “From Ramen to Pancakes, Here Are 12 Meals Bringing Comfort to TIME 100 Leaders Right Now”
The New York Times – “The Most Tender Short Ribs, The Most Satisfying Soup”
Travel + Leisure – “TV Chef Andrew Zimmern on Why He’s Crashing Family Dinners for His New Show”
NYT Wirecutter – “Everything You Need to Make Hot Pot at Home”
Cup of Jo – “The 10 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2022”
Taste – “A Softer Side of Celery”
Good Morning America – “Ring In Lunar New Year With These Money Bag Dumplings for Abundance and Good Fortune”
Good Morning America – “Chinese American Family Adds A Special Spin On This Traditional Thanksgiving Dish”
Good Housekeeping – “20 Best Chinese Chicken Recipes”
Tasting Table – “Why Hand Mincing Meat is Better Than Buying Ground Meat”
Mashed – “The Fermented Tofu Every Home Cook Needs in Their Kitchen”
Cooks without Borders – “Chinese American Culinary Culture Finds Delicious, Multigenerational Expression at The Woks of Life”
The Beijinger – “Wok On With These Legit Authentic English Language Chinese Recipe Sites”
The Cut – “The Comfort and Power of Asian Cooking in Quarantine”
Today.com – “Bacon & Egg Fried Rice”
NBC News – “Need Dinner Inspiration? Try These 4 Chinese Takeout Dishes You Can Make at Home”
Parade – “25 Authentic Recipes to Celebrate Chinese New Year”
Better Homes & Gardens – “Can You Eat Sweet Potato Leaves?”
Chowhound – “What Is Vermicelli?”
Refinery29 – “19 Chinese Food Recipes That Are BETTER Than Takeout”
Character Media – “Feeling Hungry? Follow These 5 Asian Foodies and Get Cooking”
PBS Parents – “15 Favorite Chinese Takeout Recipes to Make at Home”
Chowhound – “Cook Breakfast For Dinner with These Savory Asian Pancake Recipes”
Kitchn – “The Woks of Life” Authors’/Contributors’ Page
Essence – “4 Flavorful Global Recipes to Try This Weekend”
Huffington Post – “The Only Seafood Recipes You’ll Ever Need”
BuzzFeed – “28 Things You Should Learn to Make if You Love Chinese Food”
Awards:
- Saveur Blog Awards, Winner – Best Special Interest Blog (Editor’s Choice & Reader’s Choice awards)
- Golden Chopsticks Awards, Nominated – Food Influencer Award, sponsored by Lee Kum Kee