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Irene Yoo

IRENE YOO is a food writer, recipe developer, creator (Yooeating), YouTube cohost (KA KA Studio), and the chef and co-owner of Orion Bar in Brooklyn. Raised in Los Angeles and Seoul, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and previously worked as a photo and video producer for Food Network. Her recipes and essays have appeared on foodnetwork.com, on Food52, and in Food & Wine, and she has spoken about Korean culinary history at the Korea Society and the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD). She has been featured in The New York TimesThe Korea Times, and Bon Appétit.
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Now Available: Knopf Cooks 2025 Catalog

The 2025 catalog for Knopf Cooks is now available to browse, download, and share on PRH Retail! Editorial Director Lexy Bloom writes, “This year at Knopf Cooks, we are publishing cookbooks and food writing that, we believe, tell stories of our America. These are stories of families, of immigration, of dishes passed from generation to generation.

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