PYGMALION: Joanne Lee Molinaro

“A lawyer by day, long-distance runner by morning, and author-slash-blogger by night . . . Molinaro has a characteristic efficiency that made her a natural on the short-form video platform.”
—Bon Appetit Magazine

With over 2 million fans on TikTok, Joanne Lee Molinaro, also known as “The Korean Vegan,” has appeared on the Food Network and Al Jazeera English; been featured in Salon, “Healthy-ish” by Bon Appetit, and Kitchn; and released her cookbook + memoir The Korean Vegan Cookbook with Penguin Random House in the fall of 2021, which debuted at #3 on The New York Times “Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous” best seller list.

Molinaro is a Korean American woman born in Chicago, Illinois, where she lives today.