Corinne Trang is an author of Asian-themed cookbooks.

Early life and career

Born in the Loire Valley of

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to a French mother and Cambodian-Chinese father, Trang was raised in

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''CBS News'', February 11, 2009 Trang wrote for publications as ''Food & Wine'', ''Health'', ''Cooking Light'', and ''Saveur'', where she held the positions of test kitchen director and producing editor from 1996 to 1998. Her first cookbook, ''Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table'' (1999), won awards such as "Best Book on Asian Cuisine in English" and "Best Asian Cuisine Book in the World" from the

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s "Best of the Best of 1999". It was also awarded Best of the Best of 1999 by Food & Wine magazine. Trang's subsequent cookbooks included ''Essentials of Asian Cuisine'' (Simon & Schuster, Feb. 2003), ''The Asian Grill'' (Chronicle Books, 2006), ''A Food Lover’s Companion: Vietnamese'' (Mark & Spencer, 2007), and ''Noodles Every Day'' (Chronicle Books, 2009). In addition to writing her own cookbooks, Trang has contributed to others including Curry Cuisine (Dorling Kindersley, 2007), Saveur Cooks Authentic American (Chronicle Books, 1998), Saveur Cooks Authentic French (Chronicle Books, 1999), and ''The Encyclopedia of Food & Culture'' (Scribners & Sons, 2003).

Media appearances

She is chief East Coast USA correspondent for ''America’s Dining and Travel Guide'' (Business Talk Radio). She has also appeared on many other radio and television shows.

Teaching

From 2000 to 2004, Trang served as an adjunct associate professor in the Hospitality Management Department of her alma mater, Drexel University in

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'' She also made appearances as a guest critic and lecturer at the Casa Malaparte Foundation in Florence and Capri, Italy; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA; California College of Arts & Crafts in San Francisco, CA; University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA; Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI; University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany; New York University in New York, NY; and the Center for Health and The Global Environment at Harvard Medical School.Cf. biography on official website Since 2005, she teaches food writing at

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, and culinary workshops at

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. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Cook for Your Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching cancer survivors proper nutrition through fun hands-on cooking programs.

Health and wellness

Trang is a wellness coach focusing on mindful eating, incorporating yoga to help clients engage in healthy eating habits in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She is a certified yoga instructor.

Other activities

In addition to writing and teaching, Trang is a food and beverage consultant, spokesperson, and brand and commodity consultant who has styled, photographed, and produced food and travel stories for lifestyle publications and books. She is also the founder of a hybrid wellness program incorporating yoga and meditation to help individuals connect to the Self by exploring food and the art of eating mindfully.

Selected publications

Books

*
Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table
', 1999 * ''Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes'', 2003 * ''Curry Cuisine'' (co-authored with David Thompson, Sri Owen, and Vivek Singh), 2006 *
The Asian Grill: Great Recipes, Bold Flavors
', 2006 * ''Vietnamese : A Culinary Journey of Discovery'', 2007 *
Noodles every day : delicious Asian recipes from Ramen to rice sticks
', 2009 * ''Asian Flavors Diabetes Cookbook'', 2012, Alexandria : American Diabetes Association.

References

External links

Official Website
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