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Her first cookbook, Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table (Simon & Schuster, 1999) won Best Asian Cuisine Book in the World and Best Book on Asian Cuisine in English at France’s Salon International du Livre Gourmand (The 2000 World Cookbook Fair). It was also awarded Best of the Best of 1999 by Food & Wine magazine.Her new release, Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes (Simon & Schuster, Feb. 2003), which covers Chinese cuisine and its influence on the major cuisines of Asia including Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, has already received much praise from the press including starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and Cook’s Illustrated.

Born in France’s Loire Valley of a French mother and a Cambodian-Chinese father, Trang was raised in Phnom Penh, Paris, and New York. She has traveled extensively and studied culture and cuisine throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Bolstered by her multi-ethnic background, her deepest commitment is to exploring the relationship between culture and food.

She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including KSRO’s “Good Food Hour,” KCRW-NPR’s “Good Food,” Bloomberg’s “Executive Dining,” Business Talk’s “America’s Dining & Travel Guide,” WOR “Food Talk with Arthur Schwartz,” NBC’s “B. Smith with Style,” Lifetime’s “New Attitudes,” KRON’s “Bay Café,” News 12 Long Island’s “Morning Show” and “Weekend Show,” Discovery Channel’s “Home Matters,” CBS’s “Martha Stewart Living,” and TV Food Network’s “Cooking Live” and “Sara’s Secrets” with Sara Moulton.

Trang received her B.S. of Culinary Arts and Business Minor from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she is currently on faculty. Additionally, she has been a guest critic and lecturer at the Casa Malaparte Foundation in Florence and Capri, Italy; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA; California College of Arts & Crafts in San Francisco, CA; University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA; Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI; University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany; New York University in New York, NY; and the Center for Health and The Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. Most recently, she was appointed Adjunct Professor of Communications Workshop in Foods and Nutrition at New York University.

In addition to her writing and teaching, Trang has also styled, photographed, and produced food and travel stories for lifestyle publications. She now offers cooking classes and catering services.

Corinne Trang is a member of the James Beard Foundation, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Chefs Collaborative, and the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance.

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Awards

Food & Wine's 1999 Best of the Best

Livre Gourmand

The World Cookbook Fair

Photography by Corinne Trang