On this week's episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with Esther Choi, a true food legend, entrepreneur, and the chef and owner of NYC-based restaurants Mŏkbar and Ms. Yoo. Esther talks about her deep love for her Korean heritage and her need to "Korean-ify" everything. From the disco fries she grew up eating in South Jersey, to her death row meal of kimchi jjigae, and why it was so important for her to master making beautiful dumplings - these are the meals that made Esther Choi. This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks Host: Adam Richman Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.