Join Us for a Conversation with LUCKYRICE Founder Danielle Chang

CROSS x TALK is RADII’s live conversation series on Instagram. Hosted by editors and contributors, RADII speaks to creatives and thought leaders about the trends shaping their fields, and shares inspiring stories of creative resilience that bridge cultures.

Ask any urbanite their top three favorite cuisines, and chances are some variation of Chinese food will make their list. As Chinese immigrants dispersed across the world, the foods they brought with them have evolved, adapted, and become cuisines of their own.

More recently, not only have we seen more authentic mainland Chinese restaurants in cities around the world, but a wider array of them — better showcasing the diversity Chinese food has to offer.

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In the globalized world we live in, Chinese food today looks like a mix of authentic, regional restaurants, inspired localized dishes, and all-new creative fusions from chefs and food entrepreneurs.

For our December 2020 CROSS x TALK event, LUCKYRICE founder Danielle Chang will be joining RADII live on Instagram to talk about what it means when Chinese food “goes global.”

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About Our Speaker

Danielle Chang is the founder and CEO of LUCKYRICE, a lifestyle brand that has been shining a spotlight on Asian culture through food and drink for the past decade. Under Danielle’s leadership, LUCKYRICE and its signature Festival series has expanded to eight key markets in the United States and has become the definitive voice for Asian culture today.

LUCKYRICE has also birthed two additional projects: Danielle’s first book Lucky Rice: Stories and Recipes from Night Markets, Feasts and Family Tables (Clarkson Potter) and the nationally broadcast TV show Lucky Chow, now in its fourth season, in which Danielle is the program creator and host.

She will be joining RADII’s Life Editor Mayura Jain to share her observations on the Asian food trends taking over the planet, as well as her thoughts on what defines “authentic” cuisine, and how to innovate food traditions.

Join and share the conversation by following @RADII.China and @thedaniellechang on Instagram on Thursday, December 17, 9:30 PM EST (Friday, December 18, 10:30 AM China time).