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Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (born November 14, 1970) is a Korean American writer, artist, photographer and chef. She works in installation, photography, painting and drawing. She has written for magazines, newspapers and online publications.

Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Born
Lee, Hae-Jin

November 14, 1970
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAmerican
Occupationwriter, artist
SpouseTim Maloney
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYi Haejin
McCune–ReischauerYi Haejin

Early life


Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. She emigrated to the United States with her family in 1977. They first moved to Reading, Pennsylvania, and then to Los Angeles in 1978. She studied Biochemistry and Visual Arts (specifically painting, conceptual art and site-specific installation) at the University of California, San Diego. She decided against a medical career to pursue a life in the arts.


Career


Lee was the owner and chef of Nabi, a fast-casual Korean restaurant in East Hollywood.[1]


Writing


Lee has written cookbooks, travel guides and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. Her book, Eating Korean: from Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home[2] was chosen as the Best of the Best by Food and Wine magazine. Her second cookbook, Quick and Easy Korean Cooking, was chosen as the cookbook of the month by the now-defunct Gourmet magazine.[3] The book was reviewed in the Christian Science Monitor noting both the recipes and the photographs.[4] The New York Times reviewed the cookbook[5] and one of her recipes was featured in the Times cooking section.[6] The Los Angeles Times has written about her recipes.[7]

Her cookbook, Quick and Easy Mexican Cooking featured in L.A. Weekly,[8] and was nominated for the Gourmand World Cookbook awards.[citation needed]

Lee has written the first edition Frommer's South Korea travel guide and wrote two successive editions.[9] She also authored the 1st edition of Frommer's Day by Day Seoul.[10][11]

She has written and photographed for the Los Angeles Times since 1999. She is a freelance restaurant reviewer for the LA Times Daily Dish and contributed to a variety of other publications.


Artwork


She is also a painter, illustrator and a site-specific, conceptual and mixed media artist. She has created public art pieces for Pecan Park[12] in Los Angeles and a memorial for Cesar Chazez at the University of Southern California (USC).[13]

Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries, including the musée de l'Elysée Lausanne in Switzerland, Galeria de la Historia de Concepción in Chile, Piazza Risorgimento in Italy, Galería Asociacion de Bancarios del Urugua, Centro Cultural de la Raza in Mexico, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, Tacoma Art Museum, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Neuberger Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Gallery 825, Artspace, Pierce College, Loyola Law School, Rita Dean, the Hatch Gallery and the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall.[citation needed]


Bibliography



Awards



References


  1. "Buy a Domain Name - World's Best Domains for Sale". Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (21 January 2005). Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home. ISBN 0764540785.
  3. Abrams, Diane (June 2009). "Book Review: Quick & Easy Korean Cooking". Gourmet Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. Denn, Rebekeh (6 July 2009). "The next big cookbook: Korean?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. Kummer, Corby (5 June 2005). "Summer Reading: Cooking". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. Moskin, Julie. "Korean Fried Chicken Recipe". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. Latempa, Susan (6 April 2005). "At Home in the Korean Kitchen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. Hansen, Barbara (8 April 2011). "Mexican Cooking, from a Korean Point of View + A Chicken Pozole Recipe". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (2010). Fromer's South Korea. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470644263.
  10. Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (9 August 2011). Frommer's Seoul Day by Day. ISBN 978-0470931448.
  11. Lee, Cecilia have-Jin (2011). Frommer's Seoul Day-by-Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118089354.
  12. "Pecan Recreation Center". 31 July 2014.
  13. "César Chávez Memorial Commissioned". 5 January 1997.





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