JARED GINN

JARED GINN

Every Friday night, my whole family including cousins, uncles, and aunties gathered at my PoPo’s (grandma) house to eat homemade Cantonese soups and dishes she spent the whole day making. After dinner, we would watch TGIF or a movie, laughing and eating sliced...
JASON NGUYEN

JASON NGUYEN

My childhood journey had always been influenced by food. From New Year celebrations to birthday parties, my family would get together making plenty of traditional Vietnamese dishes and I enjoyed eating them all until I couldn’t take another bite. When I was in school,...
JENNIFER GOZA, Ph.D.

JENNIFER GOZA, Ph.D.

Food has a unique ability to unify communities and cultures. Growing up in a multicultural household, food brought my family and friends from different languages and backgrounds together—my first non-English words were all names of my favorite foods! My desire to...
JENNIFER PAGANO

JENNIFER PAGANO

I caught the food bug while assisting evening cooking classes at a small San Francisco Bay Area cooking school while in college and never looked back.  My career has always focused on food – from working with Julia Child to fostering discussions between...