The Vibrant Veggie Table

29/05/2026

It was such an incredible honor to be invited to talk about AAPI Heritage Month at the Brooklyn Children's Museum and make dumplings with Teresa Priolo on FOX 5 NY yesterday!

Brooklyn is home to one of NYC’s largest Asian communities and BCM is proud to celebrate the borough’s cultural diversity through family programming highlighting traditions, and storytelling. Food is such an important way families share culture across generations, and making dumplings is a fun, hands-on way for kids to learn and connect.

Here's my segment :) https://app.box.com/s/ubm97vn8i68jdoakre3bcble8gn2adwn

16/05/2026

EXCITING NEWS! 🎉 I'll be popping up .nyc on Memorial Day Weekend to kick off summer with some of your favorite dishes from The Vibrant Hong Kong Table plus a special Hakka dish that is hard to find in NYC!

🥟 RAINBOW DUMPLINGS 彩虹餃子
Eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, sweet bell pepper, fermented black beans, served with scallion ginger sauce
🥕TURNIP CAKE 蘿蔔糕
A dim sum favorite! Knife-cut daikon rice cake with carrots, and mushrooms, served with vegan oyster sauce
🌿THUNDER TEA RICE 擂茶
A traditional Hakka herbal soup made with a refreshing blend of basil, mint, green tea, and cashews, served with rice and seasonal toppings
🥭MANGO POMELO SAGO 楊枝甘露
Refreshing and thirst-quenching was named “Willow Dew Branch” inspired by Guan Yin, the goddess of compassion

This special weekend menu (a la carte and set) is available on Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24, while supplies last

📍 SEN SAIGON - 150 E Broadway
11:30am - 9:30pm

05/05/2026

04/05/2026

Despite the torrential rain, it was a full house and fun mahjong afternoon at Peace Lane Studio. With a retro Canto-Mando playlist, fresh summer rolls, black sesame mahjong tile cookies, and aplenty, we had a blast playing/teaching-learning 🎉 Huge thank you to everyone who braved the ominous downpour and joined us! ☔

I'll be bringing my three gorgeous new MJ sets (2 jelly and 1 dark mode) back to NYC. Hit me up if you want to host a private mahjong night!

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20/04/2026

Join us at Peace Lane Studio in Hong Kong on Sunday, 3 May from 3pm to 6pm for a few rounds of mahjong and plant-based Asian treats hosted by James Beard nominated chef Christine Wong, author of The Vibrant Hong Kong Table 🌿

Four mahjong tables will be available for open play, with a basic introduction for those who are new to the game 🀄

Ticket price includes:
– Hong Kong Summer Rolls
– Black Sesame Sandwich Cookies
– Vitasoy soy milk / VLT
– Assortment of classic Hong Kong snacks

15:00 Mahjong intro and instruction for beginners
15:30 Mahjong open play
18:00 Event ends

RSVP required. Limited capacity
🎟️ Tickets: www.consciouscooking.studio/events

NOTE: Gambling is strictly prohibited

05/04/2026

Ching Ming Festival 清明節 is a day to perform Confucian filial piety by visiting virtual grounds, tombsweeping, and honouring our ancestors.

Ching Tuen / Qingtuan 青團 is a glutinous rice ball traditionally stuffed with red bean paste and there are also savoury versions. The green dough is made from mugwort leaves symbolizing spring (I used chrysanthemum).

Eating Ching Tuen during Ching Ming Festival is believed to date back to the Zhou dynasty during the Cold Food Festival (two days before Ching Ming) which honoured the death of nobleman Jiè Zǐtuī 介子推. Over time, the customs of the Cold Food Festival merged to be observed on Ching Ming, the 15th day after Spring Equinox.

Spiritual offerings include burning incense (joss-sticks) and silver-leafed paper (spirit money), and sometimes paper replicas of material goods such as cars, clothing, homes, and foods to gift to our ancestors in the afterlife. Then family members take turns, by order of importance, to bow three to nine times.

Today I honor one of the earliest known ancestors bearing my mother's family surname. Ren Bu Qi 任不齊 was one of the 72 disciples of Confucius!

24/03/2026

Same, same, but different, haha 😁 Grateful for so many lifelong friends 🥰💕❤️

21/03/2026

Hard to believe everything that is happening in the world right now and my heart goes out to all the families directly affected by the horrific destruction of life for the sake of power (and "fun"? Wtf) Boycott companies funding the conflicts. Support humanitarian aid. Call your policy makers. Unite in solidarity for peace. Love the people in your life.

📍 Spotted in Bed-Stuy by Barbara Galinska x .nyc