Photo Credit: Jenny Huang and Eric Kim's Instagram @ericjoonho

Food writer Eric Kim is known for sharing recipes accompanied with thoughtful storytelling and reflection. At first Kim pursued academia, teaching undergraduate literature courses while working towards a PhD in American Literature at Columbia. He unexpectedly found his path to success by writing and curating content for leading publishers in food media such as Food Network, Food52, and Saveur. Today, Kim is a staff writer at the New York Times and next year he will release his highly-anticipated debut cookbook Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. Join us as Kim reflects on his career in food journalism, multimedia content creation, and book publishing.

The Korea Society Young Professionals’ Night program consists of industry professionals who share their career experiences and advice with the audience. It provides a wonderful opportunity for networking, and all professionals seeking to expand their careers are encouraged to come.

This program is made possible by the support from Yang Won Sun Foundation.

 

Young Professionals' Network
New Food Media with Eric Kim
Hybrid Program

Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 6:30 PM (EST)

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

 

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About the Speaker:

Eric Kim

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Eric Kim is a New York Times staff writer and the author of Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. He worked his way through the literary and culinary world to eventually become a digital manager at Food Network and a senior editor at Food52, where he amassed a devoted readership for his "Table for One" column. He now hosts regular videos on NYT Cooking's YouTube channel. A former contributing editor at Saveur, Eric taught writing and literature at Columbia University, and his work has been featured in The Washington Post, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine. He lives with his rescue pup, Quentin Compson, in New York City.

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