Meet these Asian American chefs who shook things up on “Top Chef – Wisconsin”

Bravo’s Top Chef recently ended its first season with season ten winner Kristen Kish taking the reigns as the host replacing Padma Lakshmi. In addition, a number of Asian Americans who competed left the show determined to hone their craft further despite not taking the top prize.

For executive chef Soo Ahn of Chicago’s Adalina, his time on the show exemplified his love and passion for food and brought back memories growing up seeing his grandmother, mother and aunts preparing Korean family style meals during major holiday periods.

“Food was like a huge part for my family, my Korean culture and everything I can remember growing up. During major holidays, I remember all the different generations of women in my home growing up preparing Korean food – the traditional way. They would always prepare a feast for a hundred people when there were just twenty of us to feed”, Soo discussed in a recent interview with AsAmNews...

...“I think we are at a great place at the moment, where many shows on the Food Network have Asian faces as hosts, judges, TV chefs, foodies, contestants etc. We are definitely making headway in this area. However, how do we measure enough? I feel this measure shouldn’t even exist and we should just continue to be represented and be visible”....