Hannah Che

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Hannah Che
Born Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • food writer
  • author
  • pianist
Alma materB.M, M.M. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
Subject Plant-based/Vegan cookbooks
Notable worksThe Vegan Chinese Kitchen
Notable awards James Beard Foundation Award

Hannah Che is an American plant-based/vegan writer, chef, and author, as well as a pianist. Her cookbook, The Vegan Chinese Kitchen, won the 2023 James Beard Foundation Award.

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Early life and education

Che was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, [1] to immigrant parents from China. [2] [3] When she was 9, her father's work took them to Shenzhen, China for three years before returning to the United States. [3] She trained as a pianist at Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, receiving both a B.M. and M.M. [1] She then studied vegetarian cooking at the Guangzhou Vegetarian Culinary School in China. [4]

Career

Che states that after reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, she "chose to shift to plant-based eating for health, environmental, and ethical reasons." [5] She then began to study "other culinary traditions, like plant-based Thai and Mediterranean cuisine." [5] She states that she learned that "plant-based eating is a long-standing tradition in Chinese cuisine." [5] [6] She started the blog, "The Plant-Based Wok," as a result of these changes. [7]

Book

The New York Times and The Washington Post named her first cookbook, The Vegan Chinese Kitchen (2022), one of the Best Cookbooks of 2022, [8] [9] and the Food Network listed it as one of the “10 Best New Vegan Cookbooks” for 2023. [10] VegNews listed it as one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024. [11]

It won the 2023 James Beard Foundation Award [12] and 2023 International Association of Culinary Professionals Julia Child First Book Award. [13]

Awards and honors

YearAwards and HonorsEvent
2023 James Beard Foundation Award James Beard Foundation Award: Vegetable Focused Cooking [12]
2023 IACP Julia Child First Book Award, Presented By The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts [13]

Cookbook

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References

  1. 1 2 Che, Hannah. "Biography". Hannahche.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Mok, Charmaine (October 9, 2022). "'This was my heritage I'd underappreciated': vegan Chinese cookbook author Hannah Che on an epiphany in China". South China Morning Post . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Hananh Che: Our Cover Girl Was Nominated for a James Beard Award". Elite Gen Magazine. April 27, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Che, Hannah. "about". theplantbasedwok.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Roy, Paula (September 30, 2022). "A fresh look at traditional Chinese cuisine". Ottawa At Home. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ Yam, Genevieve (September 12, 2022). "This Vegan Cookbook Celebrates Chinese Home Cooking". Epicurious . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ Puckett, Susan (October 5, 2022). "Cookbook review: Plant-based dishes inspired by Buddhist traditions". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Best Cookbooks of 2022". The New York Times . December 12, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2022". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ Khoury-Hanold, Layla (2023-01-03). "10 Best New Vegan Cookbooks". Food Network . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  11. ↑ Pointing, Charlotte (January 10, 2024). "The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time". VegNews . Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "James Beard Awards: Hannah Che". James Beard Foundation Award . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  13. 1 2 Hecht, Lisa. "2023 IACP Awards Winners". IACP. Retrieved 2023-11-23.


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