Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Before she was The Korean Vegan, Joanne Lee Molinaro was a trial lawyer—and a Paleo devotee. In this conversation with Forks Over Knives, she shares how going plant-based transformed her health, her cooking, and her life, and how her approach continues to evolve.

We dive into her new cookbook, "The Korean Vegan Homemade: Recipes and Stories From My Kitchen"; her vegan K-beauty line, Korean Vegan Beauty; and why "The Great British Bake Off" is one of her biggest sources of inspo.

Watch to learn:
🍲 How The Korean Vegan Homemade differs from her first cookbook
💬 The story behind the cover recipe, budae jjigae (army stew)
🌿 Her thoughts on oil-free and WFPB cooking and how to adapt her recipes for a WFPB diet
✨ What she’s exploring next in food and beauty

📘 Read the full interview on Forks Over Knives: forksoverknives.com/people/korean-vegan-joanne-lee-molinaro-on-new-book-k-beauty-line