Kate and Molly speak with chef, food writer, recipe developer and bar owner Irene Yoo about her debut cookbook Soju Party. Irene talks about her varied media career, the bar pop-ups that led to her opening a bar and writing this book. She's explains why she never thought she'd write this type of book, how her photo directing experience helped with the shoot and design and the thinking behind the book's unique organization, recipe curation and voice. She shares how it evolved from proposal to finished project, where she spent time researching and what was the hardest part of working on it. Finally she tells us why it was personally so important to share Korean food and drink culture and what she hopes this book brings to the conversation.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Irene Yoo

• Website
• Orion Bar
• IG: @yooeating
• TikTok: @yooeating
• YouTube: @ka.ka.studio

Irene Yoo's Guide to Korean Drinking on Food 52

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat) Like a Korean, by Irene You
• Nitethawk Cinema Presents Cookbook
• Anything's Pastable, by Dan Pashman
• Koji Alchemy
• First Generation, by Frankie Gaw
• Chili Crisp, by James Park