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Creator Tien Nguyen has been exploring the Library's Menu Collection, sharing stories behind selected menus on social media as a way to examine how food has shaped Los Angeles. She has created a display of menus at the Pio Pico-Koreatown branch that traces the neighborhood's history through its menus. In this program, Tien will be in conversation with Monica Lee, the founder and chef of Beverly Soon Tofu, a Koreatown institution that closed in 2020. Monica has also donated a highly unique menu to the Library, in the form of a painted gourd, which is currently on display.
Monica Lee opened Beverly Soon Tofu in 1986. It was the first restaurant of its kind in L.A., a pioneer serving soon tofu stew to residents and visitors of Koreatown for over thirty years.
Tien Nguyen is a food writer focused on the intersection of food and culture, blending a journalist's depth with an author's storytelling skills. She is the former senior food writer at L.A. Weekly and has written for the Los Angeles Times and Eater. Nguyen co-authored L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food and The Choi of Cooking With Roy Choi, and Sohn-Mat: Recipes and Flavors of Korean Home Cooking With Monica Lee. A longtime Angeleno and an instructor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Nguyen works to highlight how food tells the story of Los Angeles—its neighborhoods, traditions, and migrations.
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.