Heart Of Dinner’s Yin Chang And Moonlynn Tsai

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Actor and storyteller Yin Chang and restaurateur Moonlynn Tsai met over a meal, fell in love at Burning Man (yes, they share that story), and put their personal lives on hold to care for elders in New York’s Chinatown with nutritious, culturally appropriate meals. At the start of the pandemic, the two realized the elder community needed help, so they stepped forward, bringing their friends and colleagues along in support of the cause and creating Heart of Dinner in the process. The violence directed toward the AAPI community over the past few years has only intensified their desire to make a difference. Yin and Moonlyn stopped by Radio Cherry Bombe to share their story with host Kerry Diamond. Learn about the work Heart of Dinner is doing today and what you can do to help. If you’d like to donate or volunteer, visit here! Thank you to Kerrygold, makers of Irish grass-fed butter and cheese, for supporting this episode. To learn more and find a store near you, visit kerrygoldusa.com. And thank you to Kobrand Fine Wine & Spirits, distributor of Bouvet Ladubay and Cakebread Cellars. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here! More on Heart of Dinner: Instagram, Website, Volunteer More on Moonlynn: Instagram More on Yin: Instagram, 88 Cups of Tea

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone's listening to Radio Cherrybaum, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:21.4	coming to you from New Stand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:26.4	Each week, we talk to the coolest culinary personalities around,
0:30.0	the folks shaping and shaking up the food scene.
0:33.4	Joining me in the studio today are Yin Chang and Moonland Tsai,
0:37.3	the co-founders of Heart of Dinner,
0:39.4	an organization they founded during the pandemic that today helps provide meals to elders in New York's
0:45.1	Chinatown. They have managed to galvanize folks in New York and beyond to help with donations,
0:49.9	deliveries, and even decorating the delivery bags and writing notes to the elders in their native
0:55.1	languages. Yinn is also an actor, maybe you've seen her on Gossip Girl, and she's the founder
1:00.6	of the storytelling platform 88 cups of tea. Moonland is a restaurateur who has worked in the industry
1:06.9	in New York and Los Angeles. These two real-life partners have devoted their lives for the past
1:12.1	few years to heart of dinner and to their elder community, and they are two incredibly inspiring
1:17.4	people. Despite all the hard work, despite all the hardship they have seen, and despite doing all of
1:22.9	this in the face of increased violence against the AAPI community, Yin and Moonland have kept their optimism and joie de vivre intact.
1:31.1	I am so honored to speak with them today,
1:33.0	and I think you'll enjoy getting to know them.
1:35.3	So stay tuned.
1:36.8	This episode of Radio Cherrybaum is supported by Carrie Gold,
1:40.1	the makers of beautiful butter and cheese made with milk from Irish grass-fed cows.
1:45.0	You know that quality ingredients make a big difference when cooking, baking, or putting together a meal.
1:50.0	With Kerrygold, you can truly taste the difference.
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