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Hetty Lui McKinnon

Hetty Lui McKinnon is a Chinese Australian cook and food writer. A James Beard Foundation finalist, she is the author of four other cookbooks, including the much-loved To Asia, With Love (2021), the award-winning Family: New Vegetarian Comfort Food to Nourish Every Day (2019), Neighbourhood: Hearty Salads and Plant-Based Recipes from Home and Abroad (2017), and Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen (2014). Hetty is also the editor and publisher of multicultural food journal Peddler and the host of the magazine’s podcast The House Specials. She is a regular recipe contributor to The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Epicurious.com, and ABC Everyday; and her recipes have appeared in Food52, the Guardian, The Washington Post and more. Born and raised in Sydney, she now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Books

Raise a Glass to Our 2024 James Beard Award Nominees!

We are thrilled to have 11 PRH books making the James Beard Award nominee list this year! From Sohla El-Waylly’s indispensable Start Here for new cooks beginning their journey in the kitchen to The New French Wine Boxed Set, a luxurious two volume set for wine connoisseurs who love to savor the flavors of the

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