Hsiao-Ching Chou is the author of Chinese Soul Food (Sasquatch, 2018) and Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food (Sasquatch, Jan. 2021). She teaches Chinese home cooking at in the Seattle area. She serves as the chair of the James Beard Foundation’s Book Awards Committee, and as a member of the board of directors for the Ballard Food Bank. In her “day job,” she’s a communications and marketing consultant.