Jen Lin-Liu

Born in Chicago and raised in Southern California, Jen Lin-Liu attended Columbia University and went to China as a Fulbright fellow. The founder of Black Sesame Kitchen, a Beijing cooking school, she is the author Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey through China . She has written about food, culture, and travel for The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Saveur , Newsweek , Travel + Leisure , and other publications. She lives in Chengdu, China.

Born in Chicago and raised in Southern California, Jen Lin-Liu attended Columbia University and went to China as a Fulbright fellow. The founder of Black Sesame Kitchen, a Beijing cooking school, she is the author Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey through China . She has written about food, culture, and travel for The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Saveur , Newsweek , Travel + Leisure , and other publications. She lives in Chengdu, China. See less