5. Orange County w/ Mai Bach, Ooh Cha Cha: Vegan, Plant-Based Food, First Gen

Mai Bach is the founder of Ooh Cha Cha, the first B Corp certified vegan restaurant in Taiwan. Mai grew up in Orange County, which has the biggest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. She shares her family’s story of how they fled the Vietnam War and settled in Orange County, and her journey o…

4. New York City w/ Empress Hot Sauce: Pizza, Bagels, Hot Sauce

Jane Chen and Alex Denner are the co-founders of Empress Hot Sauce, a local brand working to bring Taiwanese flavors to the world. They spent several years in New York City and are big fans of the Big Apple. Jane and Alex share with us their favorite pizza shops, bagel bakeries, and other must-try …

3. San Jose w/ Dennis Nieh (TV & radio host): Dungeness Crabs, Fishing, Silicon Valley

Dennis Nieh (聶雲) is a household name here in Taiwan. He’s a famous TV and radio host and owns a food brand. But Dennis actually grew up in San Jose, California. He talks to us about his memories of fishing with his father, great seafood places in the Bay Area, and the beginnings of Silicon Valley. …

2. New Orleans w/ Kevin Lin (Twitch): Gumbo, Fried Chicken, Jazz

Kevin Lin is the co-founder of Twitch and the founder of MetaTheory. He’s talked about the tech industry in many interviews before, so we asked him about his hometown, New Orleans, instead. Kevin shares with us how to make gumbo, argues for the best fried-chicken brand, and tells us how New Orleans…

1. Boston w/ Chai Lee (Uber Eats): Wellesley, Clam Chowders, Super 88

Chai Lee is the General Manager of Uber Eats in Taiwan, but before that, she was an international student in Boston. Chai shares her experiences studying at Wellesley and Harvard, shopping at Newbury St., and going on grocery runs at Super88. Host today is Luke Martin, Cultural Affairs Officer at …

Trailer

Welcome to the AIT Podcast, from the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Ghost Island Media. We’re here to talk about everyone’s favorite topic: food. In each episode, we discuss – with a special guest – food from an American city. Season 1, we’re heading to Boston, New York, San Jose, Orange Co…