Joanne Lee Molinaro

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Joanne Lee Molinaro
Born Joanne Lee
(1979-04-24) April 24, 1979 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names The Korean Vegan
Alma mater University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)
Occupation
  • Attorney
  • Vegan food blogger
  • author
  • social media influencer
Spouse(s) Anthony Molinaro (m. 2018)
YouTube information
Website thekoreanvegan.com
Channels The Korean Vegan
GenreScript error: No such module "Detect singular". Cooking
Subscribers 786 thousand
Total views 220.76 million
Last updated: 13 Jul 2022

Joanne Lee Molinaro (born April 24, 1979) is an American attorney, and vegan author and blogger. Widely known as the Korean Vegan, Molinaro started her food blog in 2016, and began posting videos of her cooking and life stories in 2017. As of June 2023, she has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 3 million followers on TikTok.

Early life, education, and career

Joanne Lee was born on April 24, 1979, in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were born in present-day North Korea, and escaped when they were young.[2] She was raised in Skokie, Illinois,[3] and has a younger brother named Jaesun.[4] She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,[5] and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.[6]

Attorney

Molinaro began her career as a lawyer. She is still currently a firm partner at Foley & Lardner LLP's office in Chicago.[7] She is a member of multiple practice groups in the firm, including Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations. As a specialized practitioner in bankruptcy, she defended the liquidating trustee against almost $1 billion in claims in the second-largest Ponzi scheme case in United States history.[8] She has also prosecuted frauds, avoidance actions, and breaches.[9][10]

The Korean Vegan

Molinaro started her food blog, The Korean Vegan, in 2016,[11] which consists of recipes that re-imagine traditional Korean meals through plant-based adaptations.[12][13] She began posting to TikTok in 2020 under the same name, and sharing recipes along with personal stories [14] that focus on how her family escaped North Korea and adjusted to life in the United States, how it feels to be a Korean woman living in the diaspora, her law journey, and her abusive first marriage.[15] She also includes discussions on racism, sexism, and xenophobia.[16][17]

In 2021, she published her first cookbook, The Korean Vegan.[18] It was named one of the 16 best vegan cookbooks for 2023 by Food & Wine,[19] and one of the best cookbooks of 2021 by The New York Times. [18] She has been featured in numerous publications, including CNN,[20] CBS,[21] The Atlantic,[22] and the Food Network.[23]

Awards and honors

Year Awards and Honors Event
2023 Streamy Award 13th Streamy Awards: Creator Honor[24]
2023 Food & Wine Game Changers for 2023 Food & Wine[25]
2022 James Beard Foundation Award James Beard Foundation Award: Vegetable Focused Cooking[26]

Cookbook

  • The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen (Penguin Publishing Group, October 2021, ISBN 9780593084274)

Personal life

Molinaro resides in Chicago,[27] and has run several half and full marathons.[28]

Shortly after graduating law school, Molinaro married her first husband. While his name is unknown to the public, she has described the marriage as emotionally abusive. They have since divorced.[29] On July 21, 2018, she married Chicago-born concert pianist and music professor Anthony Molinaro in Rome.[30][31][27]

References

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