Happy New Year! We kick off 2020 with someone you may already know: our fearless founder and friend, Soleil Ho. She’s about to celebrate her first anniversary at the San Francisco Chronicle, and she sits down with Stephanie and Juan to reflect on the year as the paper’s new and revolutionary food critic. They talk about her favorite (and most ruffling) pieces, what it’s like to eat out 350 times in a year, and how she’s coped with people who aren’t *ready* for her hot takes. But before all that, Stephanie and Juan have some exciting news about their travel plans this spring.

Produced by Stephanie Kuo and Juan Ramirez. Music by Brad Turner and Blue Dot Sessions. Art by Wendy Xu.

LINKS DU JOUR

• Le Colonial is an Orientalist specter by Soleil Ho (SF Chronicle)

• The ultimate chaat truck crawl by Soleil Ho (SF Chronicle)

• Thomas Keller’s Mexican restaurant, La Calenda, is cultural appropriation done right by Soleil Ho (SF Chronicle)

• Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 1: Us vs. Them by The Sporkful & NPR’s Code Switch

• Soleil Ho is a young, queer woman of color who wants to redefine food criticism by Maura Judkis (The Washington Post)