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Cooking Up a Better World Through Food and Culture: Confronting COVID Bigotry, Supporting Women of Color

March 4, 2021 by natalieLeave a Comment

Award-winning chef, entrepreneur, writer, and advocate are just some of the hats Natalie Keng wears. Keng’s Chinese Southern Belle (chinesesouthernbelle.com) is a multi-faceted business that uses food to build healthy, sustainable communities, support diversity, and strong local economies. Along with her beloved mom, Margaret, the Atlanta native offers cooking classes, market ... Continue Reading

Who Counts as a Real Southerner?

December 8, 2018 by natalie9 Comments

Who Counts as a Real Southerner?

“Oh, but you’re not a real Southerner,” she exclaimed with a wave of her hand and a laugh. “Your ancestors came from CHINA!” I had just bumped into a woman outside the pizza shop who knew my sister. She loved hearing about my cooking classes and tours connecting food and culture which highlight the best of East, West and the Deep South. Noticing my puzzled look, she ... Continue Reading

Fusion at its Best: Asian Cuisine Experts, Teachers, Food Historians

July 25, 2018 by natalieLeave a Comment

Fusion at its Best: Asian Cuisine Experts, Teachers, Food Historians

Fusion at its Best My Mom: Country Asian Chef and Teacher of the Year My mother was born in Hunan, China, grew up in Taiwan, and immigrated to the U.S. to attend graduate school. Her dream was to become a journalist but decided to became a schoolteacher. First landing with a host family in Houston, Margaret got her first job working in the law office of her dear “Jewish ... Continue Reading

Video Interview: Growing up Asian and Southern, Five Spice Rutabaga

December 4, 2017 by natalie3 Comments

Video Interview: Growing up Asian and Southern, Five Spice Rutabaga

https://vimeo.com/69388655 My mom invented Chinese fast food long before Panda Express ever came along. She told friends, “I worked full-time as a school teacher, had three kids, and they didn’t sell tofu or soy sauce at the local Winn-Dixie grocery store back then. Who had time to make dumplings for dinner?” Margaret was way ahead of the popular cooking class trend. She ... Continue Reading

Video Interview: Redefining Authentic, Fusion Food

September 15, 2017 by natalieLeave a Comment

Video Interview: Redefining Authentic, Fusion Food

https://vimeo.com/69388655 Natalie shares about growing up in Smyrna, Georgia and how family dinners and fusion comfort food like "five spice rutabaga" and mom's Hot Hunan Catfish helped her cope with being different and one of the few Asian families in town. ... Continue Reading

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