Post by Maggie Green, RDN, LD

Did you know that in traditional Korean culture, drinking without eating is a major culinary faux pas? 🚫🍶It’s called Anju, a Korean rule that food and drink are permanently locked together. But how do you capture a real-world social tradition like that in a cookbook? On today’s brand-new episode, we have an interview with James Beard Award winner Irene Yoo (@yooeating), co-owner of Brooklyn’s Orion Bar and author of Soju Party! Irene offers a refreshing look at how she formats her cookbook to build something entirely different. We discuss: The genius strategy behind structuring a book to mirror a progressive night out ✨ The emotional high-low-high arc of winning her James Beard Award 🏆 The craft of transforming a recipe list into a powerful visual cultural statement🎨 If you want to know how modern cookbooks are evolving into visual statements that preserve heritage, you won't want to miss this conversation.🔗 Tap the link in our bio to stream Episode 409 right now! #CookbookLove #SojuParty #IreneYoo #Anju #OrionBar #KoreanFood #CookbookAuthor #JamesBeardAward #FoodWriter #BeverageWriter