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    Tiny Urban Kitchen in the Press and other Fun Activities

    Published: Jan 1, 2007 · Modified: Jul 4, 2025 by Jennifer Che

    March 24, 2015 - Featured on the front page of the Food Section in the Boston Globe "Tastes From Her Taiwanese Tradition"

    Winner of Saveur Magazine's 2012 Best Food Blog Award
    Best Restaurant /Dining Coverage

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    Grand Prize Winner of 2010 Project Food Blog: The Next Food Blog Star

    HUFFPOST TASTE

    15 Matcha Recipes That'll Help You Get In On This Trend - January 12, 2015
    Halloumi Recipes: 9 Great Ways To Grill It - June 18, 2012
    Chinese New Year Recipes That Will Bring You And Your Taste Buds Good Fortune - January 20, 2012

    Get to Know Your BFBA Finalists April 17, 2012
    Friday Cocktails, Citrus Saveur June 1, 2012



    Nina Simonds on Celebrating the New Year Right January 21, 2012

    "In the video, [Nina Simonds] and Jennifer Che from Tiny Urban Kitchen cook their way through some traditional Chinese new year dishes."

    Blogger Spotlight: Tiny Urban Kitchen featured on CNN Eatocracy, June 28, 2010

     
    Holy Eggplant, Is That the Pru? (article) December 16, 2010
    Radio Boston Interview (listen) December 16, 2010
    Boston: A Veggie Skyline December 13, 2010
     
     Boston Globe: Battle of the Blogs November 16, 2010
     
    Recipe Feature: Taiwanese Basil Chicken - September 2013 issue

    Tiny Urban Kitchen is a Finalist for Saveur's Best Food Blog Awards Eater Boston, April 11, 2012

    Watch Boston-based cookbook author and Chinese food authority Nina Simonds and Tiny Urban Kitchen's Jennifer Che make dumplings for Chinese New Year January 20, 2012

     


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    Jen's photography has also been featured in well-known publications such as Bon Appetit,  Gourmet, and Glamour.


    A Special Chinese New Year Q &A with Jennifer Che, Founder of Tiny Urban Kitchen January 24, 2012

    Workshop Speaker at 2012 and 2015 ITASA East Coast Conference

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    University of Pennsylvania Feb 13-15, 2015

    Georgia Tech, February 16-19, 2012

    Jen Che Delights Readers with Her Tiny Urban Kitchen September 7, 2011

     

    Wikipedia Entry
    Tiny Urban Kitchen (added February 18, 2011)

     

    Even the Web Can Be Delicious August 29, 2011

    Time Magazine: 5 Ways to Get Oatmeal In Your Diet Deliciously October 29, 2010
    (no longer available online)

    Breakfast at your Desk: Have you ever had Dragon Fruit? April 2, 2010

    5 Tasty Meals You Can Make with Taro January 29, 2012
        Apartment Therapy

    Make Eggs the Star: 5 Incredible Edible Egg Nests September 1, 2011

    Featured as a "Delicious Link" for the following posts
    Pizza flags December 3, 2010
    Homemade hob nobs February 19, 2010
    Indoor grilling September 16, 2009
    Yogurt popsicles August 5, 2009

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    Pizza Food Flags of the World November 22, 2010

    Food News Journal 

    "Best of Blogs" April 29, 2010

    Smartblogs.com
    June 4, 2010

    When asked "Who are some of the top Foodbuzz bloggers?" Ben Dehan, founder and CEO of Foodbuzz, mentioned Tiny Urban Kitchen as one of the few blogs that he has "spent time on and enjoyed."

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    Tiny Urban Kitchen - Visit Our Friday Link


    The Frisky
    Play with Your Food Patriotically October 31, 2010

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (JSOnline)
    Prevention Magazine; 'Kill It, Cook It, Eat It'; tinyurbankitchen.com January 11, 2011

    The Foodie Blog Roll
    Finest Foodies Friday Picks for October 23, 2009

    ApartmentGuides.com
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    HelloKitty.fr 
    Recette : Hello Kitty aux céréales January 4, 2010

    Online Degree Programs
    100 Cooking Blogs for Students
    100 Best Food Blogs for the Starving College Kid

    Illusion360
    Flag Pizzas October 30, 2010

    Flavorwire.com
    Tiny Urban Kitchen's Edible Pizza Flags October 28, 2010


    Daring Kitchen

    August 2009: Rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish and artichokes
    October 2009: Daring Cooks Challenge: Chicken Pho

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    The Best Sculpture of Boston Made Entirely Out of Food - Ever

    We've Secretly Replaced the Authentic Chinese Food they usually serve with Folger's Crystals
    Feel like a little Alsatian Tonight?
    Her Love for Toscanini's Is Neverending

    Flaming Desserts are Hot at Seafood Place
    Try the Stew at Izzy's
    Cantabrigian Discovers Dedham secret - Five Guys Is Really Good  
    Mamma Maria: Expensive but Good
    The Age Old Debate: Cannolis from Mike's or the Modern?
    The Secret's In the Vanilla

    Boston GrubStreet - "Blogston Proper" Round ups
    Frozen Food at Myers + Chang
    The Blue Room has an Awesome Buffet Brunch
    Leisure Station Has Customizeable Bubble Tea
    Trattoria di Monica "serves up fresh salads, beautifully rustic bruschettas, and fantastic homemade pasta dishes" in a tight and bustling space.
    Mare's tasting menu is excellent, but probably not an amazing value
    The Upper Crust keeps their crust recipe a secret, and it sure is delicious!
    Papa Razzi Stumbles At Restaurant Week, Oceanaire Surprises
    Sapporo's Is Almost Like Japan
    Bina Osteria's new tasting menu is "not the best meal I've ever had (by any stretch), but for only $45, it's a pretty amazing deal."
    Beacon Hill Bistro: just alright and too expensive!
    Sel de la Terre's Fries are some of the Best in Town
    Prezza Continues to be Excellent
    Guilty Pleasure Restaurants; Portions Sized Just Right
    The super speedy service at Le's Vietnamese Cuisine makes it a boon for the hungry
     Om - Not a Bad Place to go on a Sunday
    Getting Stinky At Dok Bua
    No. 9 Park is just the place to celebrate an Anniversary 
    Uni Disappoints
    The duck for two at Salts is "incredible" and "worthy of its accolades"
    Grafton Street Pub & Grill is a perfectly fine Harvard Square option
    Sel De La Terre's Natick location is solid, but not a "wow"
    At Shabu Square, you get what you pay for (read: not too much)

    Foodbuzz: 24 Meals, 24 Hours, 24 Blogs

    Featured in August 2009, September 2009,January 2009, September 2010, November 2011, April 2012

    Kyaraben On Steroids
    A Stroll Through the Night Markets of Taiwan
    Culinary Tour of Hot Pots Throughout Asia
    Culinary Tour Around the World, Sous Vide Style
    An Asian Twist on a Traditional Holiday Meal
    Molecular Gastronomy with an Asian Twist

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