Charlottesville’s ever-growing food scene has always been filled with Asian delights but now more than ever we see a wide range of foods from the East. Japanese, Indian, Thai, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, having more additions to our culinary community strengthens our cultural representation through food.
Myo Quinn
Original post by @n.o.m.s.piration on Instagram Meet Myo, @myo.k.quinn , the co-creator of @pear_charlottesville Born to Korean immigrants, Myo was raised in Paraguay and first lived in the US while attending college. After graduating, she officially...
Kit Ashi
Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand Kit Ashi had a strong affection for the culinary arts. While all of her childhood friends watched cartoons, Kit was watching cooking shows. Her mother also owned a restaurant so she spent much of her time around the food industry....
Toshi Sato
While we talked, Toshi wrapped endless pork dumplings, sitting on what used to be a chair to many customers when dining at Now & Zen. Originally from the city of Kesennuma in northern Japan, Toshi Sato learned to cook traditional Japanese cuisine after graduating...
Lu-Mei Chang
Cville’s restaurant scene would not be complete without mentioning Lu-Mei Chang. She was born & raised in Xiamen, Fujian, a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, China, beside the Taiwan Strait. Lu-Mei immigrated to NYC in 1980 with her parents when she was...
VeryAsian VA
Piggybacking off of the amazing @michellelitv‘s wild year of @theveryasianfoundation we’re working hard to have more representation of Very Asian VA folk. Tag your friends to follow and help us be more seen here in central VA and beyond.