Frankie Gaw

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Frankie Gaw is a Taiwanese American cook and author.

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Personal life

Gaw was born in Plano, Texas to immigrant parents from Taiwan [1] with Frankie growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio. [2] [3] As a child he was given the nickname “Little Fat Boy Frankie” or “Xiao Pang.” [4]

Gaw is gay and lives in Seattle. [5]

Career

Gaw began blogging about food under the handle "Little Fat Boy." [6]

Gaw published First Generation, a Taiwanese American cookbook, in 2022. [7] [8] [9] The book contains recipes from Gaw's childhood growing up in the American midwest. [10] [5] It explores what it means to grow up between two different cultures. [11] [12] The book is dedicated to his grandfather. [2]

Gaw hosts a social media series called "Turning American Classics Asian." [13] [14]

In 2024 Gaw partnered with the Singapore Tourism Board to create a series called “Savoring Singapore.” [15]

In 2025 Gaw collaborated with Fly By Jing to launch a chili crisp ketchup. [16] [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ Rekdal, Cynthia. "Culinary innovator Frankie Gaw's book meshes cookbook and memoir, and foods from the Midwest with those of his Taiwanese grandmothers". iexaminer.org. International Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Wang, Vickie. "The Best Kind of Fat: Frankie Gaw Writes About Taiwanese American Food". radii.co. Radii. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Lauren. "FRANKIE GAW PUTS HIS LOVE FOR CINCINNATI IN HIS FOOD". cincinnatimagazine.com. Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Choe, Caroline. "Frankie Gaw explores Taiwanese American identity through recipes like Cinnamon Toast Crunch mochi". today.com. Today. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 Grygiel, JiaYing. "Taiwanese home cooking meets the Midwest". seattlemag.com. Seattle Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Dish: Food writer Frankie Gaw". cbsnews.com. CBS News. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Choe, Caroline (6 December 2022). "Frankie Gaw explores Taiwanese American identity through recipes like Cinnamon Toast Crunch mochi". Today. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Varriano, Jackie (26 October 2022). "This Seattleite's debut cookbook explores what Taiwanese American food looks like". Seattle Times . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Ngo, Hope (16 October 2022). "New Cookbook First Generation Is A Love Story To Taiwanese-American Cuisine". Tasting Table. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Zhang, Megan. "Rice Cake Bolognese and Fried Chicken Gua Bao Star in Frankie Gaw's Standout Debut Cookbook". saveur.com. Saveur. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ↑ YAM, GENEVIEVE. "The Best Cookbooks of 2022". epicurious.com. Epicurious. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Saladino, Emily. "Make Frankie Gaw's Scallion Pancakes for Someone You Truly Love". thrillist.com. Thrillist. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Lee, Patty. "Meet the TikTok Creator Who Is Reinventing American Classics With an Asian Spin". allrecipes.com. All Recipes. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Kim, Juliana. "From Pop-Tarts to Happy Meals, a food writer recreates American classics with an Asian flavor". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Teape, Kenneth. "Viral Chef Launches New Content Series With Chance To Experience Culinary Exploration". si.com. SI. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Bivins, Kenn C. "Fly By Jing's 'Dream' Collab Gives This Popular Condiment a Spicy Update: 'Immediately Purchased'". parade.com. Parade. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  17. ↑ SNELLING, GRACE. "Fly by Jing is launching chili crisp ketchup". fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  18. ↑ Killeen, Breana Lai. "Chili Crisp Fans, Meet the Ketchup You've Been Waiting For". foodandwine.com. Food and Wine. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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