Hannah Che
BornAnn Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • food writer
  • author
  • pianist
Alma materB.M, M.M. Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
SubjectVegan cookbooks
Notable worksThe Vegan Chinese Kitchen
Notable awardsJames Beard Foundation Award

Hannah Che is an American food writer, chef, and author, as well as a pianist. Her cookbook, The Vegan Chinese Kitchen, won the 2023 James Beard Foundation Award.

Che was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan,[1]to immigrant parents from China.[2][3] When she was 9, her father's work took them to Shenzhen, China for three years before returning to the United States.[3] In 2015, Che became a vegan as a response to learning about animal agriculture and climate change.[3]

She trained as a pianist at Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, receiving both a B.M. and M.M.[1] She then studied vegetarian cooking at the Guangzhou Vegetarian Culinary School in China.[4]

Her first cookbook, The Vegan Chinese Kitchen (2022), was named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2022 by The New York Times and The Washington Post.[5][6] It also won the 2023 James Beard Foundation Award[7] and 2023 International Association of Culinary Professionals Julia Child First Book Award.

Awards and honors

YearAwards and HonorsEvent
2023James Beard Foundation AwardJames Beard Foundation Award: Vegetable Focused Cooking[7]
2023 IACP Julia Child First Book Award, Presented By The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts [8]

Cookbook

  • The Vegan Chinese Kitchen (Clarkson Potter), September 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 Che, Hannah. "Biography". Hannahche.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Mok, Charmaine (October 9, 2022). "'This was my heritage I'd underappreciated': vegan Chinese cookbook author Hannah Che on an epiphany in China". South China Morning Post. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hananh Che: Our Cover Girl Was Nominated for a James Beard Award". Elite Gen Magazine. April 27, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Che, Hannah. "about". theplantbasedwok.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Best Cookbooks of 2022". The New York Times. December 12, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2022". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "James Beard Awards: Hannah Che". James Beard Foundation Award. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Hecht, Lisa. "2023 IACP Awards Winners". IACP. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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