Reviews On The Book Jacket

"Growing Up In a Korean Kitchen is a major contribution to the Asian culinary shelf.  Here's a rare treat:  a beautifully written cookbook that reveals an intimate a fascinating portrait of a rich culture unknown to Americans.  It went straight to my heart."

            Grace Young, author of The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen

"Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall has written a masterpiece.  Growing Up In a Korean Kitchen is the most comprehensive Korean cookbook to date.  Her stories are charming and informative and the recipes tantalizing.  The book is a glowing memorial to her mother and a tribute to her Korean heritage.  This book will be a classic."

            Nina Simonds, author of A Spoonful of Sugar

"North Americans have been going to Korean restaurants with pleasure for many years - we have known how to order Korean food, but not how to prepare it.  How wonderful at last to have a cookbook that tells us how to make Korean food in our own kitchens, by a writer whose home food this is.  Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall has a clear, sure voice.  Her recipes are direct and easy to follow, and her descriptions and explanations help us understand the roots of this familiar and appealing cuisine."

             Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford, authors of Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Seductions of Rice, and Flatbreads and  Flavors

"Memories of Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall's childhood are lovingly recorded in Growing Up In a Korean Kitchen.  Reading her stories and recipes evokes a shared sense of nostalgia for my own family's kitchen in Thailand.  Kimchi is no longer just another Korean pickle but a celebration of Korea's culinary arts and traditions."

            Su-Mei Yu, author of Cracking the Coconut: Classic Thai Home Cooking

"This book leads us, in a friendly and informative manner, to explore the Korean kitchen.  Here the reader finds access to familiar and popular Korean signature dishes such as kimchi, fish and meat stews, noodle dishes, and pancakes.  Other preparations not yet familiar outside the Korean community are tempting and well documented.  This book enriches and expands every cook's kitchen with new knowledge and flavors."

            Hiroko Shimbo, author of The Japanese Kitchen

"Every once in a while, a landmark cookbook is published.  This is one.  It belongs on the shelf of every serious student of Asian cuisine."

            Barbara Tropp, author of The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking and China Moon Cookbook