Kathy Fang is a San Francisco native who grew up in the kitchen of her family's restaurant, House of Nanking, and later became co-owner and chef of the Fang Restaurant with her father. She blends her family's Cantonese and Shanghainese heritage to create sophisticated and multicultural cuisine. Kathy teaches students to cook and has competed on Food Network shows like Chopped, where she is a two-time champion.
""Chef Kathy's unique perspective on Asian food is both approachable for the everyday home cook and engaging for the seasoned chef looking to re-create quintessential Asian dishes."" --Kaimana Chee, Chef Ambassador of JUST, Executive Chef of Uncle's Hawaiian Grindz, Food Network Chef, and Cut Throat Kitchen Champ ""Love it. Love it. Love it. Kathy Fang's Easy Asian Cookbook is indeed simple to use with delectable dishes [that] I have already put in my personal 'tried and true' set of recipes. A must-have for anyone who has been too intimidated to try restaurant-quality Asian appetizers, entrees, and desserts. These are easy peasy!"" --Kathy Chin Leong, award-winning freelance writer covering travel, food, and real estate for the New York Times and other publications, and author of San Francisco's Chinatown ""Wow, Kathy's book is simply brilliant! I absolutely love the explosion of color in every page; you can almost taste and touch every dish as you flip through. She truly poured her heart and soul in every teaspoon. I was thrilled to try out all of her mouthwatering recipes in my own kitchen."" --Kimia Kalbasi of kimiaskravings.com