At the Table: Cookbook

Organized by
Ho Jae Kim, Matthew Capasso,
Rachel Ng, and Sarah Han

Book Design
Catherine Choi

Printed by
HHA Design

Texts edited by
Christine Chun

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“Coinciding with a private exhibition at Christie’s, composed of works from more than thirty AAPI artists, the NGO Civil Art has published a cookbook aimed at supporting and empowering the community being a voice to their culture through food. Born in the midst of the pandemic —an especially troubling time for Asian Americans— the cookbook features 46 family recipes of artists, writers, chefs and creatives.”

—Purple Fashion Magazine

In conjunction with the charitable exhibition, At the Table, Civil Art created a cookbook of family recipes from 46 members of the Asian American community. As a way to remember the important conversations and ideas shared during the At the Table exhibition, we asked individuals of various backgrounds — artists, chefs, scholars, gallery directors, and others — to submit recipes that touched them in a special way or that they simply wanted to share as a symbol of their story.

Food is a universal necessity that is intertwined in one’s journey in life, working as an archive of memory. Individuals’ genealogies become imprinted through cultural cuisines and flavors, and therefore, having a meal with others serves as an experience that better acquaints the parties involved. Actively or passively, personal and cultural tastes, as well as empathy and conversations, are exchanged, and those at the table have the opportunity to learn about each other intimately. With the cookbook, we hope you can use or draw inspiration from these special recipes to remember the significance of the At the Table project and continue to spread AAPI awareness.

At the Table Exhibiting Artists
Aisha Rosli, Amanda Ba, Asif Hoque, Ayoung Justine Yu, Cara Chan, Catalina Ouyang, Charles Ly, Dominique Fung, Faris Heizer, Gumi You, Hiba Schahbaz, Ho Jae Kim, Hyegyeong Choi, Joeun Kim Aatchim, John Hyen Lee, Kyoko Hamaguchi, Mike Lee, Mikey Yates, Nicholas Oh, Sahana Ramkrishan, Sarah Lee, Stephanie Shih, Sung Hwa Kim, Tammy Nguyen, Tidawhitney Lek, Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu, Vincent CY Chen, Woomin Kim, Yaoshien Kuo, Yesiyu Zhao, Yoora Lee, Yuri Yuan Ye

Participating Chefs
Changi Kang HAND HOSPITALITY, Christine Lau KIMIKA, Danny Lee MANDU (DC), ANJU (DC), CHIKO (DC, MD, VA, CA), Eric Huang PECKING HOUSE, Erica Chou RIVER AND HILLS HOSPITALITY GROUP, Hannah & Marian Cheng MIMI CHENG’S DUMPLINGS, Jae Lee NOWON, Jenny Kwak HAENYEO, John Nguyen BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT GROUP, Justin Lee FAT CHOY, Maiko Kyogoku BESSOU, Nite Yun NYUMBAI, Peter Ki Suk TRONDREAU VERY FRESH NOODLES, BAR SUZETTE, BANGKOK BAR, TINGS JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN, Pooja Bavishi MALAI, Ryan Wong NEEDLE, Sol Han LITTLEMAD, Vivek T. Surti TAILOR NASHVILLE, Woldy Reyes WOLDY KUSINA