Fat Boy Zine - various issues.
FatBoy Zine is a greedy attempt to document a small part of Asian food and identity. Released yearly, each issue focuses on a specific theme. Either a particular place, or larger, more abstract theme. With interviews with artists and chefs, they commission writers and artists to help bring each issue to life.
FatBoy Zine Issue 2
. This issue focusses on a specific location; the Philippines. Continuing our documentation of Asian food culture, we look at the rich diversity of Filipino food, highlighting the subtlety and chaos through 8 recipes made of opposing flavours (fatty & acidic, sweet & tart). The zine explores how this food culture can be under-represented, but definitely not undervalued.
Recipes in this issue include the classics Halo-Halo, Lumpia, Leche Flan & Ube Ice Cream.
FatBoy Zine Issue 3 'Palette & Politics'
This issue looks at the food and identity of Hong Kong, whose food culture is an amazing story of adoption, adaption and growth. Here we focus on communal dishes set against the backdrop of the current fight for democracy. This is FBZs largest issue, with writing from Cynthia Chou, Illustrations from Jacco Bunt, Film and photography from Kenneth Lam, Photography from Xavier Manhing and food photography from Emily Leonard.
FatBoy Zine issue 4
"Everywhere at Once" is focused on the Asian diaspora, specifically, how do we choose to represent where we've come from? In this issue, we interview four incredibly talented chefs and creatives on representing Asia outside of Asia on their terms. We discuss themes around representation, process, responsibility, and creative expression.
Featuring, Rahel Stephanie aka Eat With Spoons, Erchen Chang & Shing Tat Chung of BAO and Lucas Sin of Junzi kitchen and Eat Nice Day.
FatBoy Zine Issue 6 'Multiheritage'
We speak to artist Hannah Lim who uses design style chinoiserie to explore the balance of European and Asian culture. Ramael Scully, head chef and owner of Scully St. James. using his diverse heritage to create incredible food. Christina Chan, owner of Choy Division Farm. An upstate NY farm that specialises in growing Asian vegetables in the US. And Chef Abby Lee of Mambow, one of Londons most successful restaurants.
Our recipes in this issue can arguably be explained as having multi heritage. Using ingredients or techniques that are a result of migration, but are now considered true to the culture that created them.
Produced with Photographer Ken Lam, Emily Leonard, and Em Reid