Kat Hong's guest appearances

Kat Hong

Andrew Talks to Chefs

Air Jordan: A Food Podcast

How Do You Do? Podcast

Eater LA

Josh Zad

Farley Elliott

Sophia Bush

Phil Rosenthal

Nick Mandernach

Joel McHale

Gaby Dalkin

Adam Pally

David Kinch

Alice Waters

Wolfgang Puck

Josh Peck

Erin Sullivan

Joe Nicchi

OwlTail

John Hong

While in Los Angeles last month, Andrew had time for just one pod interview and tops on his list, based on an excellent dinner at their restaurant last fall, were John Hong &amp; Kat Hong, chef-owners of Yangban (yes, they've dropped the "Society" from the name) in DTLA. In this comprehensive conversation, the couple discuss their respective biographies, how they met while working at Josiah Citrin's Mélisse restaurant, then moved to Christopher Kostow's The Restaurant at Meadowood in the Napa Valley, before returning to Los Angeles and opening their own singular place. On the margins of the discussion are thoughts on identity, categorizing cuisine, the perhaps surprising challenges of operating a more casual restaurant, and where this duo's dishes come from. Fascinating, thoughtful stuff here, and we hope you'll check it out.Andrew’s next book The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food is now available for preorder! Please consider purchasing your copy/copies in advance and help the book have a great lift-off.Andrew Talks to Chefs is a fully independent podcast and no longer affiliated with our former host network; please visit and bookmark our official website for all show updates, blog posts, personal and virtual appearances, and related news.

While in Los Angeles last month, Andrew had time for just one pod interview and tops on his list, based on an excellent dinner at their restaurant last fall, were <a href="https://yangbanla.com/about-john-and-kat-hong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Hong &amp; Kat Hong, chef-owners of Yangban</a> (yes, they've dropped the "Society" from the name) in DTLA. In this comprehensive conversation, the couple discuss their respective biographies, how they met while working at Josiah Citrin's Mélisse restaurant, then moved to Christopher Kostow's The Restaurant at Meadowood in the Napa Valley, before returning to Los Angeles and opening their own singular place. On the margins of the discussion are thoughts on identity, categorizing cuisine, the perhaps surprising challenges of operating a more casual restaurant, and where this duo's dishes come from. Fascinating, thoughtful stuff here, and we hope you'll check it out.<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-dish-andrew-friedman?variant=41006183645218" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew’s next book The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food is now available for preorder! Please consider purchasing your copy/copies in advance and help the book have a great lift-off.</a>Andrew Talks to Chefs is a fully independent podcast and no longer affiliated with our former host network; <a href="https://andrewtalkstochefs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please visit and bookmark our official website</a> for all show updates, blog posts, personal and virtual appearances, and related news.

Episode 218: John Hong & Kat Hong (Yangban restaurant--Los Angeles, CA)

Kat Hong is a LA staff writer for The Infatuation. She was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, a small, beautiful town that has maybe 3-4 restaurant openings a year, max. Now living in Los Angeles, Kat likes to fill her time with marveling at the wonder of flight, listening to podcasts, applying for Mensa, getting rejected from Mensa, and perpetually existing on the brink of joining a pyramid scheme. Her work has been featured on Whetstone Magazine’s Point of Origin podcast, Earios’ Filling The Void and The Margaret Cho, Real Food Real Stories’ The Curious Eater, and The Infatuation’s Notcast. In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Kat to share how she writes restaurant reviews in The Infatuation's accessible tone, navigates the fine line between harmless sarcastic humor versus hurtful criticism, explores the booming L.A. pop-up scene, and more.  Follow us! Kat Hong: @prosciuttogirl69 How Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpod Ben Hannani: @benhannani Website: www.hdydpod.com Our guests' jams can be found on the "HDYD Jams" playlist on Spotify!

Kat Hong is a LA staff writer for The Infatuation. She was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, a small, beautiful town that has maybe 3-4 restaurant openings a year, max. Now living in Los Angeles, Kat likes to fill her time with marveling at the wonder of flight, listening to podcasts, applying for Mensa, getting rejected from Mensa, and perpetually existing on the brink of joining a pyramid scheme. Her work has been featured on Whetstone Magazine’s Point of Origin podcast, Earios’ Filling The Void and The Margaret Cho, Real Food Real Stories’ The Curious Eater, and The Infatuation’s Notcast. In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Kat to share how she writes restaurant reviews in The Infatuation's accessible tone, navigates the fine line between harmless sarcastic humor versus hurtful criticism, explores the booming L.A. pop-up scene, and more.  Follow us! Kat Hong: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prosciuttogirl69/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prosciuttogirl69</a> How Do You Do? Podcast: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hdydpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@hdydpod</a> Ben Hannani: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benhannani/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benhannani</a> Website: <a href="https://www.hdydpod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hdydpod.com</a> Our guests' jams can be found on the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tBdUz3kXb1T5im2CzSBUV?si=qc_DgVSCR1W65phsuv6vVQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"HDYD Jams" playlist</a> on Spotify!

The Infatuation LA staff writer Kat Hong, how do you review restaurants?

Kat Hong created the one food list our mainstream food media somehow missed: L.A.'s Black-Owned Restaurants. She joins Jordan to talk about its inception and they highlight their favorite picks. You can follow Kat and or find her list through Instagram at @prosciuttogirl69. 

Kat Hong created the one food list our mainstream food media somehow missed: L.A.'s Black-Owned Restaurants. She joins Jordan to talk about its inception and they highlight their favorite picks. You can follow Kat and or find her list through Instagram at @prosciuttogirl69.

L.A.'s Black-Owned Restaurants with Kat Hong