Pre-event cash bar open at 6:00PM
Reception with complimentary food provided by Chef Eric Sze's Wenwen to follow after the discussion.

Join us for an evening of screenings and tastings with Danielle Chang, creator and host of the Emmy-nominated “Outstanding Culinary Series” Lucky Chow on PBS, as she travels to Taiwan. In this all new season 7, Danielle immerses herself in the incredibly rich food culture of her homeland, Taiwan, where she hangs out with indigenous boar hunters and artisanal soy sauce makers on a tour of this island of culinary crossroads.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and reception featuring food by Chef Eric Sze, co-owner of acclaimed Taiwanese restaurants 886 and Wenwen in New York City. Whether you're a food enthusiast, a cultural explorer, or curious about the intersection of cuisine and storytelling, come learn about the rich tapestry of Asian culinary traditions.

Lucky Chow Season 7 Trailer (3 minutes 24 seconds)

Speakers

Danielle Chang is the founder of LUCKYRICE, described by the New York Times as a “mouthwatering”  lifestyle brand dedicated “to eating, making and thinking about Asian-inspired cuisine," where she and her team began a cultural conversation that has flourished for over a decade. She has brought the LUCKYRICE  Asian food festivals to eight major markets and her culinary television series “Lucky Chow,” now in its seventh season, is broadcast throughout the country. Whether it’s curating exhibitions of Chinese artists, launching a Mandarin language school for young children, dressing women in Chinese-style clothing as the CEO of Vivienne Tam, or putting on Asian food festivals for thousands of people across the country, Danielle's career has been grounded in her experience as a first-generation Chinese immigrant.  

Eric Sze is the Chef and co-owner of 886 and Wenwen in New York City. He was born in Taipei and fell into cooking as a college student in New York, teaching himself through trial and error (and a dorm-room beef noodle soup delivery). Now he runs his own restaurants: 886, a rowdy ode to Taiwanese comfort food, and Wenwen, a grown-up tribute to the food of his two homes: Taipei and New York. Sze has been recognized for his food—a two-star review from Pete Wells of the New York Times — as well as his leadership as part of Eater’s New Guard in 2021. But he doesn’t let all this get to his head as he experiments with Taiwanese food and tradition in his restaurants, through pop-ups, and beyond.

Partners

This program is part of the Asian Diaspora Project, which is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).