Anna Kang

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Location
Madrid, Spain
School
Barnard College, IE Business School
Expertise
Korean Cooking, Food And Beverage Startups, AgTech
  • Anna has covered innovation and entrepreneurship in food and dining with a focus on small businesses, startups, and emerging chains as a contributor for Forbes.
  • After living in New York City for 10 years, Anna moved to Europe where she has been expanding her knowledge of global food trends and spoke about journalism as an online guest speaker for an Oxford Women in Business Society event.
  • Whether it's raw puffin heart in Iceland, spicy beef tongue in China, or reindeer blood sausage in Sweden, Anna loves to expand her palate by trying new foods whenever she travels.

Experience

Anna started her career in magazine publishing, before moving on to content production and audience engagement for different media brands and nonprofit organizations, such as Money.com and KoreanAmericanStory.org. She is now a freelance writer and editor who specializes in food and drink trends in the U.S. and around the world. She also leads content strategy for TerraceLab, a vertical farming startup based in Madrid, and has written for a variety of consumer and B2B publications. These include Forbes, TIME, Gastro Obscura, SilverKris, Nation's Restaurant News, and Restaurant Hospitality.

Education

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Barnard College and graduated from a dual-degree program at IE Business School with an International MBA and a Master's in Creative Direction, Content, and Branding.
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Stories By Anna Kang
  • The Untold Truth Of Kenny Rogers Roasters

    Country music lovers were saddened by the news that legendary singer Kenny Rogers had passed away on March 20. The musician's legacy includes an impressive catalog of songs, including 21 No. 1 country hits, and a fast-food chain that bore his name, Kenny Rogers Roasters.
  • Reasons Why You Should Be Eating Balut

    Every culture has a few dishes that might give non-natives pause. In the Philippines, a culinary specialty that many non-Filipino diners find challenging is balut, a hard-boiled egg that houses a duck embryo. Here are all the reasons you should definitely be eating this delicacy.
  • How To Get Free Kids Meals At Burger King

    Burger King has announced a new deal that will make parents everywhere happy in the aftermath of a conference call with President Trump and restaurant executives that took place earlier this week. Here's how you can get two free kids meals every day for a limited time.
  • The Truth About David Chang's Wife

    Anyone who loves food and cooking will know of David Chang because of the many popular restaurants he has founded around the world, and the success of Ugly Delicious, his part cooking, part travel show on Netflix. But many may not have heard of Chang's wife, Grace Seo Chang.
  • Is White Claw Healthier Than Beer?

    A big factor in White's Claw success, especially among younger consumers, is its perceived health benefits. Marketed with the tagline "Made Pure," a 12-ounce can of the gluten-free hard seltzer boasts just 100 calories and two grams of carbs.
  • The Real Reason Eddie Huang Went Vegan

    Eddie Huang made headlines last August for a reason not related to Fresh Off the Boat: his decision to become a vegan, as noted by HuffPost. Huang announced his new lifestyle change on Instagram, gaining widespread attention from his fans, advocates of plant-based diets, and the media.
  • This Is What's Really In Ratatouille

    What exactly is ratatouille? The New York Times describes it as a classic dish from Provence — a "soft, harmonious stew" made with summer vegetables, such as peppers, onions, eggplant, tomatoes, and zucchini, which are drenched in olive oil, and then roasted both separately and all together.