Tucson Festival of Books

Kristina Cho


Kristina Cho is an award-winning cookbook author, recipe developer, home cook, baker, food stylist, and photographer. Her groundbreaking debut cookbook, Mooncakes and Milk Bread, won two James Beard awards and was described as an instant classic by The New York Times.

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Awards: James Beard Award

Communities: Asian American


Scheduled events:
Writing a Modern Cookbook
Matt Rodbard, writer, editor, and host of the podcast "This is Taste," talks with chefs about food and culture in the twenty-first century. Great recipes are just the beginning of books written not only to be cooked from, but also to be read.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Culinary
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Kristina Cho, Matt Rodbard, Joe Yonan
Moderator: Matt Rodbard
Chinese Enough
James Beard-award winning author Kristina Cho explores Chinese cuisine through her unique lens as a first-generation American. Neither entirely Chinese, nor entirely American, Cho's recipes are "Chinese enough," and an exploration of identity, culture, and family.

Culinary Stage (Seats 265)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Culinary
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Kristina Cho
Moderator: Jennifer Slothower

Books:
Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Culinary
Artisan
January 2024
ISBN 9781648293429
368 pages

Mooncakes and Milk Bread
Culinary
Harper Celebrate
October 2021
ISBN 9780785238997