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June 20, 2023 32 mins

Jane Chen and Alex Denner are the co-founders of Empress Hot Sauce, a local brand working to bring Taiwanese flavors to the world. They spent several years in New York City and are big fans of the Big Apple. Jane and Alex share with us their favorite pizza shops, bagel bakeries, and other must-try food spots.

Pat Boland is an Economic Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan. He’s a big fan of hot sauce and New York City, so he’s eager to learn more from Jane and Alex. He also got try some of their hot sauces on New York Style Pizzas.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Welcome to the AIT Podcast, from the American Institute in Taiwan and Ghost Island Media. 

We’re here to talk about everyone’s favorite topic: food. In each episode, we discuss – with a special guest – food from an American city. Season 1, we’re heading to Boston, New York, San Jose, Orange County, and New Orleans. Subscribe to The AIT Podcast, now on all your favorite podcast platforms.

Check out all five episodes on our show-site - https://aitpodcast.com/

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Co-Produced by the American Institute in Taiwan, Ghost Island Media, and American Spaces

Producer - Emily Y. Wu
Editor + Production Coordinator - Teresa Yen
Editing Assistant - Gerald Williams
Engineering Supervisor - Dino Lin
Graphics - Logan Dosher
Interns - Chloe Ramond, Mikey Redding

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