What Is a ‘MacGyver Bag’? The Secret of Elite Global Travelers
Chef and reality star Kathy Fang has been around the world and back, and she has a trick or two.
Kathy Fang.
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Kathy Fang’s family is the force behind House of Nanking, the storied San Francisco restaurant founded by her father, Peter, in the 1980s. Her charisma and drive—not to mention cooking skills—earned her a slot as one of the San Francisco Examiner’s first-ever San Franciscans of the Year in 2024. The family also starred in the docuseries Chef Dynasty: House of Fang on Food Network/Discovery+, and she’s been a two-time winner on Chopped, as well as appearing on the likes of Beat Bobby Flay and Guy’s Grocery Games. Fang also just published her first cookbook, Easy Asian Cookbook: 100+ Takeout Favorites Made Simple.