Introducing: Get Down with K-Town

Through cooking and conversation, chef Esther Choi dives deep into the rich world of Korean-American culture. Esther invites guests to open up as she cooks their favorite Korean dishes, drawing on traditional family recipes she’s refined at her restaurants Mŏkbar and Ms. Yoo. Esther and her guest dive into topics ranging from food to family, from K-pop to K-dramas, and from fashion to sexuality, plastic surgery, adoption and more – all to explore what being Korean in America means today.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Get Down with kay Town is a podcast about the
explosion of Korean culture all over the world and why
it's here to stay. I'm your host Esther Toy, founder
and chef of several restaurants in New York City, and
I truly believe that food is the ultimate gateway to
getting to know a culture, and that's how it all
started for me. I've been using my passion for cooking

(00:21):
to cultivate a deeper understanding into my culture, and now
I can probably say that I am an ambassador of
Korean food and culture. And by using food as an
entry point, we dig in deeper to the rich and
fascinating culture of Korea. Tune into unfiltered conversations with trailblazers
and tastemakers. This show will explore the unique facets of

(00:41):
the Korean cultural phenomenon. The Kogi food truck movement with
Roy Toy was a group of bandits, you know, that
started feeding the streets and breaking rules and doing things
that weren't customary, you know, that weren't standards. How about
how to do the ten step Korean skincare routine with
Charlotte Chow. Korean beauty is a skin first lifestyle. So

(01:03):
whatever you think of taking care of your body or
taking care of your looks, it's always begins with your skin,
talking rap, battling as the only currant kid in the
room with yes, you guessed it, dumbfounded. People always ask
me like, how does it feel to be an Asian
in the hip hop Like they want to hear an
answer like you know, um that it was much harder

(01:23):
whatever not. No, I think it actually did help me
because I did stand out. You know, because even if
you're whacked, people are curious, like, what does this Asian
you gonna say? We talk to the people at the
heart of it all who represent and shape this global movement.
Real talk with real people. Listen to Get Down with
Kate Town on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcast,
or wherever you listen to your podcasts.