Wear Many Hats Episode 70 — Diane Chang — Po-Po
Hey everyone it’s Rashad and this is Wear Many Hats presented by Dahsar where we talk about your main gig then we talk about your side hustle.
Diane Chang is a food writer, recipe stylist, and content strategist. Chef and owner of Po-Po’s, a catering company based in NYC.
Po-Po’s, a culinary project about her Grandmother, has been featured in Vogue, T-Mag, and Eater.
Po-Po’s has catered for New York Times, Pioneer Works, Spotify the list goes on.
Diane is a wordsmith and a foodsmith. She has written for Architectural Digest, Grub Street, Bon Appetite, NY Mag.
Diane’s gram is filled with many amazing dishes that makes you want to break going gluten free and cure your lactose intolerance to tolerant. But if you’re allergic to gluten and peanuts you may want to risk it all.
Let’s get cheffin no foodies with Diane Chang.
How’s it going?
Before we begin do you have any dietary restrictions or allergies I should know about? I feel like I should ask because thats what people do now.
Should be like a good thing friends ask you before they go out or go to dinner. Save you from eating the wrong thing.
You just got back from a trip how was that? Where did you go? What was your favorite part of the trip?
Was it a relief to take a break from cooking?
I love that you’re very open on IG. Its like diary entries posts, very poetic.
What’s your screen time since you IG story a lot.
How’s playing the guitar? I’m not gonna lie I liked your No Doubt’s Don’t Speak cover and soft shock by yeah yeah yeahs
Dancing?
Writing
I always wanted to meet someone who always made those lists that people write on publication companies like
5 best toilet paper to use or 10 best underwear that makes you feel like you aren’t
I’ve read your lists on what coffee pots baristas use. Hey I use a french press.
What’s your go to coffee?
I read your lists on your Tumblr your writing is not just food, you’ve also interviewed bands and such.
Food
I’m not going to lie but I have a bunch of Diane Chang dishes opened up on my screen, looking like I’m about to select a wallpaper for my desktop.
Top 5 dishes:
Dan Dan Noodles
Sesame-black Vinegar Porridge
Rice Ball Desert
Wait so you almost opened up a restaurant in Mexico City?
What’s your favorite meal of the day?
She has been a private chef for the Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow.
The recipes on your site is absolute fire. I also love that it’s very personal too. You add in the recipes after you talk about how you feel.
Like when a relationship ended. Damn you be cooking.
I was checking out your catering sample menus and damn that shit runs deep.
Waffle or pancakes? I know you have a TJ Max waffle maker.
Where do you like to go out and eat?
I dugged deep but the Matcha Quinoa Bar
Hats OFF
Hats off to you on all these things that you do, for some Wear Many Hats Dahsar solutions would you make a cookbook to eat out your feelings?
Ending
If you were to get a chest tattoo quote in olde english what would it be?
Plug your socials where can people find you?
Till next time this is Wear Many Hats presented by Dahsar and I’m Rashad Peace!
