Known for her blog and TikTok- The Korean Vegan, Joanne has proven that there is room in life for work, joy, love, and laughter. In this week's episode, Joanne reveals a moment from her childhood that challenged her self-worth, ultimately leading to the "break up." Also, the man himself, Joanne's husband Anthony, joins us to discuss a career in music and his passion for running. And I was like, "It's okay, I'll just put it out there and just flex my creative muscles. And I was like, "You have to stop. And this is a cookbook question, but not only did you kind of For some of us, just appear magically, seemingly so on TikTok last year, but you also did so with this full aesthetic that is so your own. What was that like to put yourself out there in a visual sense?Joanne Molinaro:That's a really good question. Anthony and I used to go to this great little Italian cafe before we were vegan, when we were first dating. That comes through loud and clear in the book. Be sure to check out Joanne's debut book, The Korean Vegan Cookbook out tomorrow. Provide your account email address to receive an email to reset your password. The popular videos blend deeply personal observations with stunning food preparation, inspired by her parents' struggles growing up in North Korea, and her own move to a plant-based diet. "But, then, when it started getting attention, I had this total like freak out moment where I was like, "I don't want any more followers. And so, that's really what the aesthetic is.There was so many times along the way where I was like, "You know what? "The . Molinaro adopted a plant-based diet in January 2016 and began The Korean Vegan as a passion project later that year. And perhaps because of the war, or maybe not, the cloud of mental illness hovered over my fathers familyparticularly over my grandfather, and, as a result, my Dad was subjected to extensive physical and emotional abuse throughout his childhood. Im sorry, I wasnt able to fit that into a 60-second video.. Reproduced by arrangement with the publisher. Add 2 tablespoons coconut milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. I love that you called yourself a potato girl.Joanne Molinaro:Oh, totally.Kerry Diamond:Why are you a potato girl, Joanne?Joanne Molinaro:Growing up, I'd always be, I'm looking, "You add potato to that?" It's about starting over with the New Year, you get a blank slate, all of those mistakes and the heartache from the prior year, you can start a new.And I remember one year, it was the year that I was scheduled to get married. I mean, that is one that I was asked to include in the book because it is so popular. Sometimes, cooking is about healing, and it's about facing some of the darker parts of our life.And that's really what the Korean Vegan aesthetic is about. This has been so much fun getting to know you better and I really can't wait to see you in person in a few days.Joanne Molinaro:I can't wait either, and I really can't wait for you to try the pie because I think you'll really, really like it and it always makes me so happy when people like it.Kerry Diamond:Joanne, you're the bombe.Joanne Molinaro:Thank you.Kerry Diamond:That's it for today's show. So, that's been something that I have been trying to learn for people who have to deal with that on a regular basis. I am also a marathon runner. I'll be interviewing Hetty McKinnon, which I'm super excited about, I love Hetty. And I always say, "That's okay, you need to save your hands for the piano." And layered over those recipes very much like my TikTok videos are stories about my mom and my dad, and me and my grandparents, even my little brother makes an appearance here and there.So, if you think about it, it's really just my TikTok in book form, that's kind of what I tell people. I have a few questions, I always love to ask about recipes. In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, gochugaru, garlic, scallions, red onion, shishito pepper, Fresno pepper, brown rice syrup, rice vinegar, mirin, black pepper, and turmeric together. I don't know who this person is, and I don't know who you are, but I'm not allowing this to happen. I just knew that, "Oh, my God isn't this when people start moving out and not relying on their parents now and doing things like paying for their own insurance and stuff?" I think just because it was totally different, Molinaro says. For Joanne Molinaro, a Chicago-based lawyer, long-distance runner, recipe developer, and founder of the blog The Korean Vegan, Christmas is a big deal. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of Cherry Bombe Magazine. Her parents were born in present-day North Korea, and escaped when they were young. I'm using right now a sliced Italian bread. Oldest thing in your fridge?Joanne Molinaro:Oldest thing in my fridge is probably, oh, geez, the gochugaru that my mom brought from Korea, that from the farms. And that's it. I run 35 to 40 miles a week, and this is on a break year, as there are no marathons right now. Shes fielding opportunities to expand her brand in video, audio and more books. (Korean Vegan 2021 by Joanne Lee Molinaro. If you don't have that, or you don't have access to milk bread, just a really nice kind of larger piece of bread. It also led to an invitation for Molinaro to co-write with Bradley P. Moss an opinion piece in the Atlantic titled No Self-Respecting Lawyer Should Touch Trumps Election-Fraud Claims., She has it framed on her dining room wall and calls it the pinnacle of my career., It was so rewarding to me, because it was something that I felt so passionately about the election, our democracy, all of these things I cannot control, she said. So, when I say, I started running marathons to gain strength, Im not talking about the long, slow-twitch muscle fibers in my legs. Molinaro says that shell remain a licensed attorney but that she wants to take some time to be more intentional about a food career that has exploded in unimaginable ways. TikToks viral baked feta pasta is worth the hype. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Jeff Glor sat down with Molinaro, who has released her first . So, that's probably more of an accurate description. And storytelling, in any kind just thrills me and I think that's why I'm such a big fan of yours.You have just found a different way to do storytelling and people have reacted so positively to the storytelling that you're doing and whether it's through TikTok or like you said, the head notes of your recipes, or your blog. Chris is survived by his father and stepmother, Perry and . I just don't want to be seen by so many eyes. We met at the age of 19. 686k Followers, 2,701 Following, 1,607 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Joanne Molinaro, The Korean Vegan (@thekoreanvegan) So, I'll leave it at that.Kerry Diamond:That's so polite, the way you put that, Joanne.Joanne Molinaro:Yes. With over 2 million fans on TikTok, Joanne Molinaro, also known as "The Korean Vegan," has appeared on the Food Network and Al Jazeera English; been featured in Salon, "Healthy-ish" by Bon Appetit, and Kitchn; and released her debut cookbook + memoir The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen with Penguin Random House in the fall of 2021, which debuted at #3 . But its through TikTok that shes gained star influencer status. And so, it's only been like a year. 2. I was just talking to Sophia yesterday, I'm like, "Your voice is so confident, and you're so beautiful, and you're so supportive," and I'm just so excited to be doing this with her.Kerry Diamond:Oh, isn't Sophia the best? You go to law school, you apply for jobs, and you get a job. Tiktok star Joanne Molinaro - better known as The Korean Vegan - first launched her food blog in 2016, showcasing delicious plant-based twists on traditional Korean-style cuisine. 12/31/1971 - 06/18/2018. But, then she slides over to me this card with her handwriting, Joanne. Molinaro, 42, grew up in an omnivorous Korean American household in Skokie, Ill., with Korean-born parents who spent their childhood years poor and hungry and believed they needed meat to stay strong. I'm just going to give up. They crave empowerment. So, we just finished that. Joanne Molinaro:I love French fries. Tell us a treasured cookbook, and your cookbook collection.Joanne Molinaro:Oh, treasured cookbook is probably the Food Lab by Kenji Lopez. So, in some relative to some things, yes, that is a very short period of time. With over 4.5 million fans spread across her social media platforms, New York Times best-selling author Joanne Molinaro, a.k.a The Korean Vegan, has appeared on The Food Network, CBS Saturday Morning, ABC's Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show, PBS, and The Rich Roll Podcast. If you haven't gotten tickets yet, visit cherrybombe.com.Thank you to Kerrygold and Ace Hotel Brooklyn for supporting our show. In terms of the zero to 60, as you were describing that, I was thinking, Joanne has some special skills that she can pull out of her box when she has to deal with this because you are a lawyer by trade.Joanne Molinaro:I am.Kerry Diamond:So, you're very good at arguments and getting your point across, things like that. I can't wait to try it because I love pecan pie. This was about 38% of all the recorded Molinaro's in USA. I run a blog that has well over a hundred thousand followers and in this past year, I wrote my first book., I work my real job from Monday through Saturday and the Korean Vegan is on Sunday. "It absolutely changed . [22] She is fluent in English and Korean. Like, no one's going to watch me." And then, you add your broth, I have a homemade vegetable broth in the cookbook as well.And then, you add your silken tofu and make sure to include the brine of the tofu because that also adds to the flavor of your broth, and add your scallions on top. Youre going to try to force me to be White with you. And thats because I was so unfamiliar with vegan cuisine. She talks about them as immigrant stories Molinaro and her younger brother were born in Chicago but her parents, Jae Choong and Sun Bee, were born in what is now North Korea and faced enormous struggles (see That Time My Grandparents Almost Killed My Mom, a smores montage accompanied by a tale of starvation, thoughts of infanticide and chocolate). But that behavior was unsustainable. Joanne Lee Molinaro (born April 24, 1979) is an American attorney, and vegan author and blogger. Molinaro started sharing these stories on social media after the 2016 election out of a need to channel her feelings of panic, rage [and] betrayal into something productive. I represented the liquidating trust committee and defending against claims that was one of the best cases that I'd ever had a chance to work on.Kerry Diamond:Wow. They're inspiration. 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