H Mart President Stacey Kwon Releases Store's First Cookbook
H Mart's inaugural cookbook, titled "H Mart: The Cookbook: Essential Ingredients, Techniques, and Korean Recipes," has been launched by president Stacey Kwon through Artisan Books. Kwon's connection to the grocery industry began in the 1980s at her father's store, Han Ah Reum, located in Woodside, Queens, which later transformed into H Mart. The cookbook is structured by aisles to assist customers in finding ingredients such as rice and seaweed. It includes recipes, illustrations, and Kwon's insights on her experience growing up as the daughter of Asian immigrants. In a Vogue interview, she highlighted the significance of food in Korean culture and revealed her favorite dish: tteok kalbi jjim, braised beef short ribs with rice cakes. Heami Lee's photographs are featured, with a copyright of 2026.
Key facts
- Stacey Kwon is president of H Mart and the daughter of the founder of Han Ah Reum, a grocery store in Woodside, Queens
- H Mart: The Cookbook: Essential Ingredients, Techniques, and Korean Recipes is the chain's first cookbook, published by Artisan Books
- The book is organized by aisles like an H Mart store and covers ingredients, tools, grilling equipment, and Korean herbs
- Kwon told Vogue that food is "our love language" for Korean people and called the book an expression of love
- Kwon shared the recipe for tteok kalbi jjim, braised beef short ribs with rice cakes, with Vogue
- Kwon said kalbi jjim is her son's favorite food and a special-occasion dish comparable to prime rib
- Photographs in the excerpt are by Heami Lee, with additional images courtesy of H Mart
- The excerpt carries a copyright date of 2026
Entities
Artists
- Stacey Kwon
- Brian Kwon
- Heami Lee
Institutions
- H Mart
- Han Ah Reum
- Artisan Books
- Vogue
Locations
- Woodside
- Queens
- United States