Food that tastes like home in NYT columnist Eric Kim's new cookbook

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New York Times columnist Eric Kim's new book is "Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home." (Jenny Huang)

Food writer and chef Eric Kim has been called a “triple threat: a great writer, elegant innovator and sublime aesthete” by the author Min Jin Lee. You may know Eric Kim from his popular videos on the New York Times Cooking YouTube channel. He’s a New York Times staff writer and also writes a monthly column for the New York Times Magazine. Kim also takes pride in being born and raised here in Atlanta. He has a new cookbook, “Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home,” and he joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about his new collection of recipes and family stories. 

Interview highlights:

Comfort food in comfy settings: