In 2017, Lauren Vied Allen and I launched The World in a pocket, an online project dedicated to better understanding the world through the lens of a dumpling.

We believe that every culture has a pocket, or some sort of food-inside-of-food (dumplings, empanadas, enchiladas, spanakopita, lumpia, bao— you get the picture?) and our site serves as a platform for digging into and celebrating all of them. The World in a Pocket allows us to connect with home cooks, chefs and entrepreneurs in our community while also providing a creative outlet for Lauren and me, and a resource of recipes and stories for our online community.

Please get in touch if you have a story about your favorite pocket or a recipe you’d like to share on The World in a Pocket.