An Evening with Atlanta Chef Ron Hsu!

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An Evening with Atlanta Chef Ron Hsu!VByVirginia Highland Books FollowVirginia Highland BooksAtlanta, GASunday, Mar 22, 2026 at 5:15 pm to Sunday, Mar 22, 2026 at 6:30 pmOverviewAtlanta Chef Ron Hsu will be discussing his new cookbook "Down South + East", Food, and Michelin Stars with AJC Journalist, Mike Jordan.About the AuthorRon Hsu is the culinary director and a partner in his Michelin-starred restaurant, Lazy Betty, in Atlanta, Georgia. His upbringing in a restaurant family led him to become a leader in New York’s culinary industry as the executive chef of Le Colonial and the creative director of Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin. Beyond the restaurants, Hsu was featured on the Netflix cooking series The Final Table. He is involved with several nonprofits, including Raise: High Road Restaurants, an advocacy group dedicated to fair wages and racial and gender equity in the restaurant industry as well as Kulture City, which creates sensory accessibility and inclusion for those with invisible disabilities.About the BookIn his debut cookbook, Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook , he shares the food he cooks at home, inspired by his Chinese roots, his childhood in the American South, and his restaurant training. With mouthwatering ingredient combinations, his comforting-yet-creative recipes include Claypot Rice with Okra and Smoked Ham Hocks, Pickled Gulf Shrimp with Coconut Milk, Meatloaf with Shiitake Mushrooms, Pimiento Cheese Wontons, Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Chinese Eggplant, and Lap Cheong Cornbread made with deeply flavored Chinese sausage, all of which offer a fresh, boldly flavorful take on Southern food.About the ModeratorMike Jordan is senior lifestyle reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is a longtime Atlanta-based food and culture journalist whose work appears in The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Bon Appetit, ProPublica, The Guardian, National Geographic, Southern Living, and others. Jordan was founding editor of Thrillist Atlanta and bureau chief for 10 years, served as digital program director at Atlanta radio station V-103, and is the current chairperson of the Atlanta Press Club. Jordan is also U.S. South academy chair for North America's 50 Best Restaurants, and won the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award, for which he was a finalist in 2023.Atlanta Chef Ron Hsu will be discussing his new cookbook "Down South + East", Food, and Michelin Stars with AJC Journalist, Mike Jordan.About the AuthorRon Hsu is the culinary director and a partner in his Michelin-starred restaurant, Lazy Betty, in Atlanta, Georgia. His upbringing in a restaurant family led him to become a leader in New York’s culinary industry as the executive chef of Le Colonial and the creative director of Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin. Beyond the restaurants, Hsu was featured on the Netflix cooking series The Final Table. He is involved with several nonprofits, including Raise: High Road Restaurants, an advocacy group dedicated to fair wages and racial and gender equity in the restaurant industry as well as Kulture City, which creates sensory accessibility and inclusion for those with invisible disabilities.About the BookIn his debut cookbook, Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook , he shares the food he cooks at home, inspired by his Chinese roots, his childhood in the American South, and his restaurant training. With mouthwatering ingredient combinations, his comforting-yet-creative recipes include Claypot Rice with Okra and Smoked Ham Hocks, Pickled Gulf Shrimp with Coconut Milk, Meatloaf with Shiitake Mushrooms, Pimiento Cheese Wontons, Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Chinese Eggplant, and Lap Cheong Cornbread made with deeply flavored Chinese sausage, all of which offer a fresh, boldly flavorful take on Southern food.About the ModeratorMike Jordan is senior lifestyle reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is a longtime Atlanta-based food and culture journalist whose work appears in The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Bon Appetit, ProPublica, The Guardian, National Geographic, Southern Living, and others. Jordan was founding editor of Thrillist Atlanta and bureau chief for 10 years, served as digital program director at Atlanta radio station V-103, and is the current chairperson of the Atlanta Press Club. Jordan is also U.S. South academy chair for North America's 50 Best Restaurants, and won the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award, for which he was a finalist in 2023.Read lessGood to knowHighlights1 hour 15 minutesIn personRefund PolicyRefunds up to 7 days before eventHighlights1 hour 15 minutesIn personRefund PolicyRefunds up to 7 days before eventLocationVirginia Highland Books1034 N Highland AvenueAtlanta, GA 30306How do you want to get there?DrivingPublic transportBikingWalkingShow mapOrganized byVVirginia Highland BooksFollowers110Events72Hosting3 yearsContact FollowReport this event