tien has been writing about food and culture for over a decade.
She is the co-author of several cookbooks, including the New York Times bestseller L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food with chef Roy Choi, which was Anthony Bourdain’s launch title for his eponymous imprint at Ecco;The Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook, one of NPR’s 2021 Books We Love; and the IACP-nominated Sohn-Mat: Recipes and Flavors of Korean Home Cooking.
She was previously the Senior Food Writer for L.A. Weekly, and her work also has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Lucky Peach, L.A. Taco, Interview, and Jarry, among other publications.
Tien was an inaugural fellow in the 2019 Jack Jones Literary Arts Culture, Too conference for cultural critics of color, and her work has been honored by the Association of Food Journalists. She also teaches food journalism at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.