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Is there such a thing as “American 🇺🇸 food?” 🤔

Dear Ms. Kelly, 
I don’t think a 60-second clip should define anyone. I know it doesn’t define me, and I don’t believe it fully defines you. We all have evolving perspectives in a world that moves fast.  I’m also aware that although we’re both Americans, we likely live in very different silos–physically, digitally, and culturally. Your America and my America overlap in ways neither of us probably realizes, and differ in ways neither of us appreciates enough.  I’m not a culinary, historical, or political expert. My video might sound like I think I am, but I don’t have all the answers. What I have is a perspective shaped by growing up in Queens, surrounded by people from everywhere, eating many things, hearing many languages. That’s not better than your perspective. Just different. And I think that difference is worth a conversation, not a confrontation.  My video isn’t an attack. It’s an invite.  Queens is chaotic, imperfect, and loud. It’s the landing ground for first-generation immigrants who build their American dream and eventually move on to Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island…if opportunities allow. But while they’re here, they leave behind a restaurant, a tradition, a recipe. Layers of that, decade after decade, is what makes Queens unlike anywhere else.  I’m sure you’ve landed at JFK or LaGuardia. Maybe caught a US Open match. But I’m not sure you’ve wandered through Jackson Heights, Astoria, or Flushing on a random Saturday. It has a charm that’s hard to explain until you’re in it.  I’d love to show you around. And if Queens is a challenge right now…maybe we co-host a Super Bowl party. I’ll bring Korean fried chicken and empanadas. They pair well with football 🏈 The American 🇺🇸 kind.  Aight, peace and blessings.

@megynkelly @megynkellyshow 🙋🏻‍♂️

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Is there such a thing as “American 🇺🇸 food?” 🤔 Dear Ms. Kelly,  I don’t think a 60-second clip should define anyone. I know it doesn’t define me, and I don’t believe it fully defines you. We all have evolving perspectives in a world that moves fast.  I’m also aware that although we’re both Americans, we likely live in very different silos–physically, digitally, and culturally. Your America and my America overlap in ways neither of us probably realizes, and differ in ways neither of us appreciates enough.  I’m not a culinary, historical, or political expert. My video might sound like I think I am, but I don’t have all the answers. What I have is a perspective shaped by growing up in Queens, surrounded by people from everywhere, eating many things, hearing many languages. That’s not better than your perspective. Just different. And I think that difference is worth a conversation, not a confrontation.  My video isn’t an attack. It’s an invite.  Queens is chaotic, imperfect, and loud. It’s the landing ground for first-generation immigrants who build their American dream and eventually move on to Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island…if opportunities allow. But while they’re here, they leave behind a restaurant, a tradition, a recipe. Layers of that, decade after decade, is what makes Queens unlike anywhere else.  I’m sure you’ve landed at JFK or LaGuardia. Maybe caught a US Open match. But I’m not sure you’ve wandered through Jackson Heights, Astoria, or Flushing on a random Saturday. It has a charm that’s hard to explain until you’re in it.  I’d love to show you around. And if Queens is a challenge right now…maybe we co-host a Super Bowl party. I’ll bring Korean fried chicken and empanadas. They pair well with football 🏈 The American 🇺🇸 kind.  Aight, peace and blessings. @megynkelly @megynkellyshow 🙋🏻‍♂️

Before watching this…did you think these foods were “purely American 🇺🇸?”

Yo, I grew up in this country as the kid of immigrants 🇰🇷 I know what it looks like when someone loves a place that isn’t always sure it loves them back 🤷🏻‍♂️ And I still love it. Not the bumper sticker version. The real one that’s messy, complicated, built by people from everywhere—some by choice, others by force—who showed up and made something together. It’s ugly to many, beautiful to some, but it’s where I built my identity, so therefore it’s home. ��The food, music, culture. None of it came from nowhere. So when someone calls me anti-American for pointing that out 😂, I want to be clear…

“I love America more than any other country in the world, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin ��If anything, I think I’m defending the version of it that actually deserves to be defended. Nah’mean?

Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼 Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

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Before watching this…did you think these foods were “purely American 🇺🇸?” Yo, I grew up in this country as the kid of immigrants 🇰🇷 I know what it looks like when someone loves a place that isn’t always sure it loves them back 🤷🏻‍♂️ And I still love it. Not the bumper sticker version. The real one that’s messy, complicated, built by people from everywhere—some by choice, others by force—who showed up and made something together. It’s ugly to many, beautiful to some, but it’s where I built my identity, so therefore it’s home. ��The food, music, culture. None of it came from nowhere. So when someone calls me anti-American for pointing that out 😂, I want to be clear… “I love America more than any other country in the world, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin ��If anything, I think I’m defending the version of it that actually deserves to be defended. Nah’mean? Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼 Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

Why does food 🍱🍝 abroad often leave you feeling “less heavy” 🫃🏻 than food in the 🇺🇸 U.S.? 💭

Yo, from the first time I read Fast Food Nation, watched Supersize Me, then later Salt Sugar Fat, and Barons, I’ve been upset about how complex the U.S. food policy really is. 😤Learning about GRAS (“Generally Recognized As Safe”) was eye-opening. How there’s a system that allows companies to decide an ingredient is safe without full FDA pre-approval. I kind of get the upside? FDA approval is slow and expensive, and GRAS helps startups and smaller companies get products to market without being crushed by costs. But, yo, the downside…it allows thousands of chemicals, colorings, and additives to enter our food supply, often without long-term testing or public awareness. What started as a way to reduce red tape has also made it easy to get us cancer 🤦🏻‍♂️

And that’s on top of everything else…corn syrup everywhere, genetic engineering, industrial farming, shelf life prioritized over nourishment, efficiency over health. And something as basic as what we put in our bodies became politicized? In places like the EU 🇪🇺, Japan 🇯🇵, and Singapore 🇸🇬, where I’ve eaten the food firsthand, regulators are more likely to limit or ban things until safety is assured. Here, we tend to wait until damage is done and a movie gets made.

Now, no system or government is perfect. But this isn’t normal. And stricter, smarter food policy isn’t anti-business or anti-innovation. It’s simply pro-people.

But I digress…what y’all think? 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Why does food 🍱🍝 abroad often leave you feeling “less heavy” 🫃🏻 than food in the 🇺🇸 U.S.? 💭 Yo, from the first time I read Fast Food Nation, watched Supersize Me, then later Salt Sugar Fat, and Barons, I’ve been upset about how complex the U.S. food policy really is. 😤Learning about GRAS (“Generally Recognized As Safe”) was eye-opening. How there’s a system that allows companies to decide an ingredient is safe without full FDA pre-approval. I kind of get the upside? FDA approval is slow and expensive, and GRAS helps startups and smaller companies get products to market without being crushed by costs. But, yo, the downside…it allows thousands of chemicals, colorings, and additives to enter our food supply, often without long-term testing or public awareness. What started as a way to reduce red tape has also made it easy to get us cancer 🤦🏻‍♂️ And that’s on top of everything else…corn syrup everywhere, genetic engineering, industrial farming, shelf life prioritized over nourishment, efficiency over health. And something as basic as what we put in our bodies became politicized? In places like the EU 🇪🇺, Japan 🇯🇵, and Singapore 🇸🇬, where I’ve eaten the food firsthand, regulators are more likely to limit or ban things until safety is assured. Here, we tend to wait until damage is done and a movie gets made. Now, no system or government is perfect. But this isn’t normal. And stricter, smarter food policy isn’t anti-business or anti-innovation. It’s simply pro-people. But I digress…what y’all think? 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Please tell me your favorite food 🍱 movie 🎥 in the comments 👇🏼

Yo, these are my personal favorites 🙋🏻‍♂️ Not claiming them to be the best 🙅🏻‍♂️ Will love to do a follow-up list after checking out your comments.

Eat Drink Man Woman 🇹🇼 (1994): Ang Lee’s Taipei kitchen classic where a retired chef says everything he can’t with words through Sunday dinners his daughters don’t want to attend anymore. Expect hilarious twists and some of the most exquisite cooking scenes ever filmed.

The Lunchbox 🇮🇳 (2013): A misdelivered lunch in Mumbai becomes a quiet, tender love story told entirely through handwritten notes exchanged via a tiffin box. Neither DMs nor voice memos. Imagine that today, huh?

God of Cookery 🇭🇰 (1996): Stephen Chow plays a disgraced celebrity chef whose redemption arc includes kung fu battles, beef ball warfare, and somehow the most sincere case for cooking with heart. My favorite movie as a third grader 🙏🏼

Big Night 🇺🇸 (1996): Two Italian 🇮🇹 immigrant brothers bet everything on one dinner in 1950s Jersey Shore. I have yet to try a timpano to this day, but from this film alone, I know it’s one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever watch get sliced open.

Tampopo 🇯🇵 (1985): Known as a “ramen Western.” I didn’t get it at first. But over time, the message revealed itself: obsession, desire, and the pursuit of greatness. The subplots in between also happen to make you scratch your head, aroused, and feel hungry at the same time.

The Taste of Things 🇫🇷 (2023): The extended opening of pure cooking before any real dialogue, while subtly revealing the dynamics and positions between characters…somehow that’s exactly the point.

Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Please tell me your favorite food 🍱 movie 🎥 in the comments 👇🏼 Yo, these are my personal favorites 🙋🏻‍♂️ Not claiming them to be the best 🙅🏻‍♂️ Will love to do a follow-up list after checking out your comments. Eat Drink Man Woman 🇹🇼 (1994): Ang Lee’s Taipei kitchen classic where a retired chef says everything he can’t with words through Sunday dinners his daughters don’t want to attend anymore. Expect hilarious twists and some of the most exquisite cooking scenes ever filmed. The Lunchbox 🇮🇳 (2013): A misdelivered lunch in Mumbai becomes a quiet, tender love story told entirely through handwritten notes exchanged via a tiffin box. Neither DMs nor voice memos. Imagine that today, huh? God of Cookery 🇭🇰 (1996): Stephen Chow plays a disgraced celebrity chef whose redemption arc includes kung fu battles, beef ball warfare, and somehow the most sincere case for cooking with heart. My favorite movie as a third grader 🙏🏼 Big Night 🇺🇸 (1996): Two Italian 🇮🇹 immigrant brothers bet everything on one dinner in 1950s Jersey Shore. I have yet to try a timpano to this day, but from this film alone, I know it’s one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever watch get sliced open. Tampopo 🇯🇵 (1985): Known as a “ramen Western.” I didn’t get it at first. But over time, the message revealed itself: obsession, desire, and the pursuit of greatness. The subplots in between also happen to make you scratch your head, aroused, and feel hungry at the same time. The Taste of Things 🇫🇷 (2023): The extended opening of pure cooking before any real dialogue, while subtly revealing the dynamics and positions between characters…somehow that’s exactly the point. Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Episode 80: Queens Native visits the shop featuring @jaekicho 🌏✌️Starring @winnie_thepooj as Thyme and @darrylgenejr as Cale

Thanks to: Director @nitay.dagan, DP/Color @eyalbaucohen, Sr. Editor + Sound Mix @fogelmusic, Original Music @buona.notte, Sound Recording @verronicahein, Props + PA @hannahmeholick, and Associate Producer @torijeanine!

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Episode 80: Queens Native visits the shop featuring @jaekicho 🌏✌️Starring @winnie_thepooj as Thyme and @darrylgenejr as Cale Thanks to: Director @nitay.dagan, DP/Color @eyalbaucohen, Sr. Editor + Sound Mix @fogelmusic, Original Music @buona.notte, Sound Recording @verronicahein, Props + PA @hannahmeholick, and Associate Producer @torijeanine!

What matters more to you in a city? 🏙️

Yo, no city is perfect 🥲 Traveling has made me more aware of both the privileges I have as a New Yorker 🗽 and an American 🇺🇸, and the gaps I still wish we’d close based on what I’ve seen work elsewhere. Talking with locals—wealthy, working-class, immigrants, and generational residents—the same themes come up everywhere: cost of living, pressure, and change. What often surprised me most was the contrast in energy. In places like Nairobi 🇰🇪, Ulaanbaatar 🇲🇳, and Jakarta 🇮🇩, I felt optimism. In cities that look like they have everything working—Tokyo 🇯🇵, Seoul 🇰🇷, Amsterdam 🇳🇱—I heard more pessimism beneath the surface. Nothing is perfect, and a short-form video can’t capture all the nuance, but these are a few (out of many) honest pros and cons I picked up from listening, eating, and spending time where people live.

What y’all think? 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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What matters more to you in a city? 🏙️ Yo, no city is perfect 🥲 Traveling has made me more aware of both the privileges I have as a New Yorker 🗽 and an American 🇺🇸, and the gaps I still wish we’d close based on what I’ve seen work elsewhere. Talking with locals—wealthy, working-class, immigrants, and generational residents—the same themes come up everywhere: cost of living, pressure, and change. What often surprised me most was the contrast in energy. In places like Nairobi 🇰🇪, Ulaanbaatar 🇲🇳, and Jakarta 🇮🇩, I felt optimism. In cities that look like they have everything working—Tokyo 🇯🇵, Seoul 🇰🇷, Amsterdam 🇳🇱—I heard more pessimism beneath the surface. Nothing is perfect, and a short-form video can’t capture all the nuance, but these are a few (out of many) honest pros and cons I picked up from listening, eating, and spending time where people live. What y’all think? 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Where does the best food 🍱🍔🥘 come from? 💭

Yo, food travels the same way people do. It picks up accents, loses rules, and gains meaning. Third Cultures is about highlighting those in-between stories. The places where identity isn’t fixed, and tradition keeps moving. We shot the pilot independently (shout out to @portal_a for supporting the vision) in Prato, Italy, a city reshaped by migration and labor, where Chinese and Italian lives overlap in ways you don’t usually see on screen. If this kind of story speaks to you, the pilot is live on YouTube. Link’s in the bio.

Let me know what y’all think. Merry Christmas id y’all celebrating 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Where does the best food 🍱🍔🥘 come from? 💭 Yo, food travels the same way people do. It picks up accents, loses rules, and gains meaning. Third Cultures is about highlighting those in-between stories. The places where identity isn’t fixed, and tradition keeps moving. We shot the pilot independently (shout out to @portal_a for supporting the vision) in Prato, Italy, a city reshaped by migration and labor, where Chinese and Italian lives overlap in ways you don’t usually see on screen. If this kind of story speaks to you, the pilot is live on YouTube. Link’s in the bio. Let me know what y’all think. Merry Christmas id y’all celebrating 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Koreans in NYC🇰🇷

We went to an older adult center holiday party in Flushing.

@kcs_ny is one of 300+ @nycaging older adult centers in the five boroughs that offer culturally appropriate healthy meals, fun activities, classes, and social services.

For their holiday celebration, they served galbi-tang (갈비탕), spicy whelk salad (골뱅이무침), Korean crab pancakes (게맛살전), rice cakes (절편), radish kimchi (깍두기), and purple rice (흑미밥).

Membership for NYC’s older adult centers is free for all New Yorkers, ages 60 and up. If that sounds like you or someone you love, get started at nyc.gov/aging!

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We went to an older adult center holiday party in Flushing. @kcs_ny is one of 300+ @nycaging older adult centers in the five boroughs that offer culturally appropriate healthy meals, fun activities, classes, and social services. For their holiday celebration, they served galbi-tang (갈비탕), spicy whelk salad (골뱅이무침), Korean crab pancakes (게맛살전), rice cakes (절편), radish kimchi (깍두기), and purple rice (흑미밥). Membership for NYC’s older adult centers is free for all New Yorkers, ages 60 and up. If that sounds like you or someone you love, get started at nyc.gov/aging!

Yo, I’ve always wanted to check out Sydney 🇦🇺 Knew about its immigrant backbone…Greeks 🇬🇷 who helped shape the coffee culture, Chinese 🇨🇳🇹🇼 who’ve been here since Australia’s early days. But I didn’t realize how vast the Vietnamese 🇻🇳community was until I started digging. Thanks to @sydneyfoodboy I linked with @cuongalicious of @helloauntierestaurant and we put together a menu that bridges Sydney with my New York 🗽 upbringing. Caribbean spice from Flatbush jerk chicken, Queens street-cart lamb for Elmhurst, Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 alcapurria (peace to the Bronx), beef broth for K-Town’s late nights, and a Flushing-inspired pandan dessert soaked in rum.

The love from the Sydney community’s already been unreal…warm, generous, and full of flavor. Between dim sum halls @royalpalacesyd and Greek meat havens @olympic.meats I’ve eaten my way through more than I expected. After the @sydney_marathon I’m hyped to break bread with new friends on Tuesday, September 2nd from 5:30 p.m. until closing. Please hit up @helloauntierestaurant website to lock in a seat.

Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Yo, I’ve always wanted to check out Sydney 🇦🇺 Knew about its immigrant backbone…Greeks 🇬🇷 who helped shape the coffee culture, Chinese 🇨🇳🇹🇼 who’ve been here since Australia’s early days. But I didn’t realize how vast the Vietnamese 🇻🇳community was until I started digging. Thanks to @sydneyfoodboy I linked with @cuongalicious of @helloauntierestaurant and we put together a menu that bridges Sydney with my New York 🗽 upbringing. Caribbean spice from Flatbush jerk chicken, Queens street-cart lamb for Elmhurst, Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 alcapurria (peace to the Bronx), beef broth for K-Town’s late nights, and a Flushing-inspired pandan dessert soaked in rum. The love from the Sydney community’s already been unreal…warm, generous, and full of flavor. Between dim sum halls @royalpalacesyd and Greek meat havens @olympic.meats I’ve eaten my way through more than I expected. After the @sydney_marathon I’m hyped to break bread with new friends on Tuesday, September 2nd from 5:30 p.m. until closing. Please hit up @helloauntierestaurant website to lock in a seat. Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Peace! Hong Kong 🇭🇰 massive! I’m hosting a pop up at @shopb.hk this Saturday, November 15 from 6 p.m. ‘til portions last. A one-night collab where NYC meets Hong Kong on a plate. Comfort food, cold beer, and conversation between time zones 🌏🌎

Together with @floorstoriesbynat we built three shareable nourishment options:

🍍 Pineapple bun w/ char siu, fried egg, honey butter & scallion-ginger oil. This is our Hong Kong remix of the bacon, egg & cheese, nah’mean?

🐟 Ceviche w/ scallop, snapper, mala heat, & scallion oil. On that Peruvian soul through a Hong Kong lens, a love letter from Jackson Heights to Sai Ying Pun.

🥔 Loaded baked potato w/ crispy pork belly, kimchi, melted cheese & gochujang sour cream. This is straight from my Queens/Brooklyn BBQ playbook. Kimchi is a hack, I know. But can’t go wrong with it, feel me?

On a personal tip…

Yo, Hong Kong’s a city I fell in love with before I even knew what love was. The kind of place that gets under your skin through late-night movies and cha chaan teng daydreams.
I came last year, couldn’t shake it off, and I’ve been wanting to come back ever since. Grateful to Shop B for saying yes to this last-minute madness, and @eugenekan for the alley-oop. Bong!

📍 Shop B - 10-14 Fuk Sau Ln, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
🕕 Saturday, November 15 from 6 p.m.
🍺 Pull up. Eat well. Meet the fam.
✍🏼 Make a reservation via link in bio ⬆️

Aight, hope to see y’all. Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Peace! Hong Kong 🇭🇰 massive! I’m hosting a pop up at @shopb.hk this Saturday, November 15 from 6 p.m. ‘til portions last. A one-night collab where NYC meets Hong Kong on a plate. Comfort food, cold beer, and conversation between time zones 🌏🌎 Together with @floorstoriesbynat we built three shareable nourishment options: 🍍 Pineapple bun w/ char siu, fried egg, honey butter & scallion-ginger oil. This is our Hong Kong remix of the bacon, egg & cheese, nah’mean? 🐟 Ceviche w/ scallop, snapper, mala heat, & scallion oil. On that Peruvian soul through a Hong Kong lens, a love letter from Jackson Heights to Sai Ying Pun. 🥔 Loaded baked potato w/ crispy pork belly, kimchi, melted cheese & gochujang sour cream. This is straight from my Queens/Brooklyn BBQ playbook. Kimchi is a hack, I know. But can’t go wrong with it, feel me? On a personal tip… Yo, Hong Kong’s a city I fell in love with before I even knew what love was. The kind of place that gets under your skin through late-night movies and cha chaan teng daydreams. I came last year, couldn’t shake it off, and I’ve been wanting to come back ever since. Grateful to Shop B for saying yes to this last-minute madness, and @eugenekan for the alley-oop. Bong! 📍 Shop B - 10-14 Fuk Sau Ln, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong 🕕 Saturday, November 15 from 6 p.m. 🍺 Pull up. Eat well. Meet the fam. ✍🏼 Make a reservation via link in bio ⬆️ Aight, hope to see y’all. Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Yo, I’d love to hear from small business and restaurant owners 👨🏻‍💻

Everyone deserves a livable wage. No question. But for a small restaurant (with no large investment) doing around $1.5M a year with a 10-person team, raising payroll from $450K to $800K changes a lot.

How do we raise wages (to $30 an hour) and keep doors open?

I’m no expert 🙅🏻‍♂️ But after speaking with a lot of restauranteurs (and running a shop myself), I’d like to hear from the NYC small business community 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Yo, I’d love to hear from small business and restaurant owners 👨🏻‍💻 Everyone deserves a livable wage. No question. But for a small restaurant (with no large investment) doing around $1.5M a year with a 10-person team, raising payroll from $450K to $800K changes a lot. How do we raise wages (to $30 an hour) and keep doors open? I’m no expert 🙅🏻‍♂️ But after speaking with a lot of restauranteurs (and running a shop myself), I’d like to hear from the NYC small business community 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Al dente talk - Taipei Ep. 166 @jaekicho @righteouseats @peppasjerkchicken_ #kababking @wo_hop @ahoshidaan @pangskitchenhk #parksanbal @nas #aldente_talk taipei taipeifood taipeirestaurant taiwan taiwanfood taiwanrestaurant

Late night…where are you pulling up?

Yo, growing up in Queens 🌐 in the ’90s and 2000s, Flushing (especially on Union to 162nd) felt Korean 🇰🇷 Church vans double parked on Sundays. Hagwons 학원s above dental offices. Over time, that presence moved further east. Not some dramatic vanishing act…just the reality of a transit neighborhood. First generation grinds, second generation levels up. A little more lawn in Long Island, a driveway in Jersey. Maybe Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina 🤷🏻‍♂️ More house, less squeeze, nah’mean?

Meanwhile, Flushing kept doing what Flushing does…rotating. Chinese 🇨🇳 businesses expanded. In typical Queens fashion, it recalibrated. I get nostalgic, sure. But nostalgia can lie to you. This isn’t Bed-Stuy-level displacement. It’s demographic drift. New languages, new supermarkets, new malls, different bus routes.

As for 병천순대? I’m harsher on Korean food because I grew up on it 😂 I’ve got too much data in my head to hand out stars, 10/10, thumbs up casually. 병천 isn’t my number-one destination meal. It’s the 1 a.m. move. The hangover bowl. The “everything else is closed on Northern” option. And it serves that purpose well. Not every restaurant has to be transcendent. Some just have to be there when you need them, feel me? 🙏🏼

Aight, stay cozy ❄️ Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Late night…where are you pulling up? Yo, growing up in Queens 🌐 in the ’90s and 2000s, Flushing (especially on Union to 162nd) felt Korean 🇰🇷 Church vans double parked on Sundays. Hagwons 학원s above dental offices. Over time, that presence moved further east. Not some dramatic vanishing act…just the reality of a transit neighborhood. First generation grinds, second generation levels up. A little more lawn in Long Island, a driveway in Jersey. Maybe Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina 🤷🏻‍♂️ More house, less squeeze, nah’mean? Meanwhile, Flushing kept doing what Flushing does…rotating. Chinese 🇨🇳 businesses expanded. In typical Queens fashion, it recalibrated. I get nostalgic, sure. But nostalgia can lie to you. This isn’t Bed-Stuy-level displacement. It’s demographic drift. New languages, new supermarkets, new malls, different bus routes. As for 병천순대? I’m harsher on Korean food because I grew up on it 😂 I’ve got too much data in my head to hand out stars, 10/10, thumbs up casually. 병천 isn’t my number-one destination meal. It’s the 1 a.m. move. The hangover bowl. The “everything else is closed on Northern” option. And it serves that purpose well. Not every restaurant has to be transcendent. Some just have to be there when you need them, feel me? 🙏🏼 Aight, stay cozy ❄️ Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

What do you think is the biggest challenge facing neighborhoods like Chinatown today? 🤔

Yo, neighborhoods change…it’s part of New York’s DNA. But the real question is: who gets to shape what comes next? 🤔 In Chinatown, the tension between legacy and change is everywhere. You still hear the clang of woks and mahjong tiles, but now it’s mixed with bass 🔊 and Spritz 🍷 from new bars on Canal. The duck shops and aunties are still here, but so is the creeping sense that someone else is telling the story.

That’s why Waves of Legacy stood out. I’ve known @corybng of @phoenixpalaceny since before the restaurants, and his pride for Chinatown has always been clear. When the squad opened their spots, it wasn’t just about food…it was about storytelling. Branded moments in NYC happen all the time, often with little substance. But this @snipes_usa function created space for dialogue with a trailblazer like @alldaydaoyi speaking on legacy and staying rooted in a city that never stops shifting. Also, with nourishment from spots like @banhbylauren and @maxisnoodle 🍜 it was also a reminder that every neighborhood deserves to be celebrated by its own…not just consumed, nah’mean?

Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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What do you think is the biggest challenge facing neighborhoods like Chinatown today? 🤔 Yo, neighborhoods change…it’s part of New York’s DNA. But the real question is: who gets to shape what comes next? 🤔 In Chinatown, the tension between legacy and change is everywhere. You still hear the clang of woks and mahjong tiles, but now it’s mixed with bass 🔊 and Spritz 🍷 from new bars on Canal. The duck shops and aunties are still here, but so is the creeping sense that someone else is telling the story. That’s why Waves of Legacy stood out. I’ve known @corybng of @phoenixpalaceny since before the restaurants, and his pride for Chinatown has always been clear. When the squad opened their spots, it wasn’t just about food…it was about storytelling. Branded moments in NYC happen all the time, often with little substance. But this @snipes_usa function created space for dialogue with a trailblazer like @alldaydaoyi speaking on legacy and staying rooted in a city that never stops shifting. Also, with nourishment from spots like @banhbylauren and @maxisnoodle 🍜 it was also a reminder that every neighborhood deserves to be celebrated by its own…not just consumed, nah’mean? Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Yo, there’s a difference between charisma and connection 🤔 And what I’ve seen in @zohrankmamdani campaign is someone who understands how to show up for his community—whether that’s a rally in Forest Hills, a cab dispatcher in Queens, a late-night chat over biryani at @kababkingny or patrons at @damballa.nyc

Politics is wild 😮‍💨 Part theater, part paperwork, part spreadsheets, and a whole lot of noise. But when a candidate pulls up to a neighborhood staple (in Jackson Heights, specifically), it’s hard for me not to notice.

This isn’t an endorsement (go vote for whoever you support and get more intel), just respect for anyone willing to show up and actually listen. Because if you can’t communicate, you can’t govern. I was high-key hoping Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Sliwa’s teams reached out, nah’mean?

True story. I’ve met folks in Amsterdam, Florence, even Jakarta asking me about a New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani after the primaries this year. That’s when you realize: When done effectively, local politics becomes global storytelling. Of course, visibility and strategy matter, but so does substance.

I only had eight minutes with Mr. Mamdani. The answers were honest and sharp. Hopefully, we can continue the convo in the future.

Aight, peace and blessings. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Yo, there’s a difference between charisma and connection 🤔 And what I’ve seen in @zohrankmamdani campaign is someone who understands how to show up for his community—whether that’s a rally in Forest Hills, a cab dispatcher in Queens, a late-night chat over biryani at @kababkingny or patrons at @damballa.nyc Politics is wild 😮‍💨 Part theater, part paperwork, part spreadsheets, and a whole lot of noise. But when a candidate pulls up to a neighborhood staple (in Jackson Heights, specifically), it’s hard for me not to notice. This isn’t an endorsement (go vote for whoever you support and get more intel), just respect for anyone willing to show up and actually listen. Because if you can’t communicate, you can’t govern. I was high-key hoping Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Sliwa’s teams reached out, nah’mean? True story. I’ve met folks in Amsterdam, Florence, even Jakarta asking me about a New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani after the primaries this year. That’s when you realize: When done effectively, local politics becomes global storytelling. Of course, visibility and strategy matter, but so does substance. I only had eight minutes with Mr. Mamdani. The answers were honest and sharp. Hopefully, we can continue the convo in the future. Aight, peace and blessings. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Yo, walking the US Open 🎾 grounds this year, it felt like New York itself. Performances from Chinatown lion dancers, a Divine Nine step show, kids chasing autographs from future champs. History being honored with Althea Gibson’s name in lights.

And then the flavors…King Souvlaki from Astoria holding court next to Polo drops. Matches roaring while families huddled in the shade, cocktails sweating in plastic cups. It was hot, for sure. But it also felt warm. I’d seen it on TV for years, felt it on the 7 train every August, but this time, I walked the grounds and realized: the Open belongs to all of us.

Aight, looking forward to being back next year. Peace and blessings. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Yo, walking the US Open 🎾 grounds this year, it felt like New York itself. Performances from Chinatown lion dancers, a Divine Nine step show, kids chasing autographs from future champs. History being honored with Althea Gibson’s name in lights. And then the flavors…King Souvlaki from Astoria holding court next to Polo drops. Matches roaring while families huddled in the shade, cocktails sweating in plastic cups. It was hot, for sure. But it also felt warm. I’d seen it on TV for years, felt it on the 7 train every August, but this time, I walked the grounds and realized: the Open belongs to all of us. Aight, looking forward to being back next year. Peace and blessings. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Thanks for the comment. It’s not AI-generated…at least not yet 😂

Side note: If you’re new here, my travel show TV pilot, Third Cultures with Jaeki Cho, is out now on YouTube (link in bio). The episode highlights the Chinese diaspora in Prato, Italy—key contributors to the supply chain behind what we know as “Made in Italy” in both fast fashion and luxury retail 🇮🇹

I’m hoping to continue traveling and telling underrepresented diasporic stories in the years to come 🙇🏻‍♂️

Thank you 🙏🏼 Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Thanks for the comment. It’s not AI-generated…at least not yet 😂 Side note: If you’re new here, my travel show TV pilot, Third Cultures with Jaeki Cho, is out now on YouTube (link in bio). The episode highlights the Chinese diaspora in Prato, Italy—key contributors to the supply chain behind what we know as “Made in Italy” in both fast fashion and luxury retail 🇮🇹 I’m hoping to continue traveling and telling underrepresented diasporic stories in the years to come 🙇🏻‍♂️ Thank you 🙏🏼 Peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Why does food taste better in Italy? 🇮🇹

Yo, spent half a day in Bologna for the first time 🙏🏼 And learned Emilia-Romagna region is a food ecosystem. Whole cities, jobs, identities revolve around prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano, mortadella, balsamico. People really live THAT life around food. It’s infrastructure, religion, payroll, and tradition.

Now, that reputation’s blown up lately. More visitors, more videos, and locals feel it. I’m definitely not innocent…in a way I’m contributing to the circus. But I also believe food this good deserves respect, appreciation, and awe.

I’ve talked before about how EU 🇪🇺 policy versus U.S. 🇺🇸 policy affects what ends up in our bodies. But it’s not just regulations. Culture plays a huge part. The pride in seasonality. Once you taste an in-season tomato 🍅, or a 24-month prosciutto that isn’t just salt-bombing your tongue into submission, it’s hard to un-know that feeling. Enlightenment surely leads to changes 🧘🏻‍♂️

I just wish more of us could experience food made with this much intention. And when we do, hope to treat it with respect for the people behind it.

Much love to @sophieeaaaats for sharing knowledge 🤜🏼🤛🏼 Aight, peace and blessings ✌🏼

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Why does food taste better in Italy? 🇮🇹 Yo, spent half a day in Bologna for the first time 🙏🏼 And learned Emilia-Romagna region is a food ecosystem. Whole cities, jobs, identities revolve around prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano, mortadella, balsamico. People really live THAT life around food. It’s infrastructure, religion, payroll, and tradition. Now, that reputation’s blown up lately. More visitors, more videos, and locals feel it. I’m definitely not innocent…in a way I’m contributing to the circus. But I also believe food this good deserves respect, appreciation, and awe. I’ve talked before about how EU 🇪🇺 policy versus U.S. 🇺🇸 policy affects what ends up in our bodies. But it’s not just regulations. Culture plays a huge part. The pride in seasonality. Once you taste an in-season tomato 🍅, or a 24-month prosciutto that isn’t just salt-bombing your tongue into submission, it’s hard to un-know that feeling. Enlightenment surely leads to changes 🧘🏻‍♂️ I just wish more of us could experience food made with this much intention. And when we do, hope to treat it with respect for the people behind it. Much love to @sophieeaaaats for sharing knowledge 🤜🏼🤛🏼 Aight, peace and blessings ✌🏼

Yo, I’ve had a soft spot for Taiwanese 🇹🇼 food long before I ever stepped foot in Taipei. Maybe it’s because I lived in Nanjing? Or maybe it’s because Elmhurst and Flushing, Queens offered a healthy dosage of 牛肉麵, 排骨飯, and 三杯雞 long before I understood the history behind them 💭

Either way, visiting Taipei has been on my list for years. So before my trip, I posted a simple ask: Who wants to collaborate? @jeeksfoodmaze from @weekendchicken_club reached out humbly and immediately. Next thing I know, I’m in a kitchen with Chester and Pedro, along with JEEK and Orange, children of small business owners serving 排骨飯, fried chicken, Taiwanese breakfast. Their families built the kind of spots that feed actual neighborhoods, not just algorithms 🙏🏼

Learning about Taiwan’s heavy frying culture, and then seeing how this crew reinterprets fried chicken for a new generation, was honestly the best part of this project. I threw out three 🎶 ideas, expecting we’d pick one. They said: “Let’s do all three.” And executed them with righteous precision 🤯

• Aji verde-inspired green sauce with crispy chicken. Peace to @ladinastia72 for the inspiration 🙇🏻‍♂️
• A jerk-guava mashup using local aromatics 🔥
• And a sweet-sour riff built on Taiwan pineapple 🍍

All concepts they took from my notes and brought to life better than I imagined 🤜🏼🤛🏼

☝🏼This drop is one night only.

🚨Friday, November 21st, from 5:30 p.m. until close at Weekend Chicken Club. Reservations recommended. I’ll be there ‘til 10 p.m. ish? 😄 Hope to see you there.

Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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Yo, I’ve had a soft spot for Taiwanese 🇹🇼 food long before I ever stepped foot in Taipei. Maybe it’s because I lived in Nanjing? Or maybe it’s because Elmhurst and Flushing, Queens offered a healthy dosage of 牛肉麵, 排骨飯, and 三杯雞 long before I understood the history behind them 💭 Either way, visiting Taipei has been on my list for years. So before my trip, I posted a simple ask: Who wants to collaborate? @jeeksfoodmaze from @weekendchicken_club reached out humbly and immediately. Next thing I know, I’m in a kitchen with Chester and Pedro, along with JEEK and Orange, children of small business owners serving 排骨飯, fried chicken, Taiwanese breakfast. Their families built the kind of spots that feed actual neighborhoods, not just algorithms 🙏🏼 Learning about Taiwan’s heavy frying culture, and then seeing how this crew reinterprets fried chicken for a new generation, was honestly the best part of this project. I threw out three 🎶 ideas, expecting we’d pick one. They said: “Let’s do all three.” And executed them with righteous precision 🤯 • Aji verde-inspired green sauce with crispy chicken. Peace to @ladinastia72 for the inspiration 🙇🏻‍♂️ • A jerk-guava mashup using local aromatics 🔥 • And a sweet-sour riff built on Taiwan pineapple 🍍 All concepts they took from my notes and brought to life better than I imagined 🤜🏼🤛🏼 ☝🏼This drop is one night only. 🚨Friday, November 21st, from 5:30 p.m. until close at Weekend Chicken Club. Reservations recommended. I’ll be there ‘til 10 p.m. ish? 😄 Hope to see you there. Aight, peace and blessings 🤜🏼🤛🏼

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