A Culinary Adventure With Mark Wiens On HBO Go To Debut This November - AHN Media Group

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October 27, 2022

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As the nation’s most famous foodie Mark Wiens is coming back to HBO Go with his very own show. He is currently located in Thailand and is a co-owner of Phed Mark, a popular Thai eatery known for its “very spicy” pad krapao.

A small look into the culture of Singapore will be presented in the Food Affair with Mark Wiens episode that will be made available on HBO GO on November 18th. Food is a serious matter; for Mark, it is not simply about consuming food; instead, he will bring each dish’s cultural and traditional elements to life.

The six-part series will feature him shooting the breeze up with everyone from Michelin-starred chefs to legendary street food vendors in Singapore.  He is impressed but used to being delighted by the city because it is home to more than fifty restaurants with Michelin stars and over sixty entries in the Bib Gourmand guide.

Mark found it inspiring to hear how the owners of different restaurants came to follow their dreams and create the unique cuisines they do today. ”It’s undeniable that food is at the center of all our lives, and that’s what brought us all together,” Mark shared.

The 36-year-old food enthusiast has persisted in pursuing his hobby of food vlogging, and he frequently takes the 9.3M audience of his YouTube channel around the world as he samples a variety of mouthwatering cuisines. The expressions on his face communicate to anyone who watches him exactly how delicious each dish is.

Follow Mark as he explores all aspects of Singapore’s food culture, from hawker centers and high-end restaurants.

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Founder of Penn Asian Senior Services Im Ja Choi Passed Away At 73

A well-known supporter of Asian American seniors and the founder and emeritus CEO of the nonprofit Penn Asian Senior Services, Im Ja Choi,  passed away on Wednesday, June 22, from lung cancer in a South Korean hospital, she was 73. 

A memorial service will be conducted on July 16 at 3:00 pm at the Evergreen Center in Philadelphia. Contributions in her name will be appreciated.

Ms. Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, majored in literature, and graduated from Korea University. She moved to Philadelphia after marrying her childhood friend Jung Choi in 1971, where she studied organizational dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a top-producing real estate agent in the 1980s and 1990s. 

She started Penn Asian Senior Services in 2004 to help Asian American elders with linguistic and cultural obstacles. Because she couldn’t get home care for her mother, and after hearing horrible experiences from other caregivers, she founded the charity that provides in-home care and homemaking services in over two dozen languages.

She undertook the fundraising efforts and strategic planning of the nonprofit, for which the charity received grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and numerous organizations. 

Moreover, she has also opened an adult day care for immigrants with language and cultural barriers, a state-licensed vocational school for entry-level Asian health-care workers, and a seniors community center. 

In 2013, she received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake wrote that the region needed more health visionaries like Im Ja Choi. Ken Yang, CEO of Penn Asian Senior Services, said Ms. Choi’s care, generosity, and love for her family and community matched her innovative leadership.

She was also recognized by the governor as a 2014 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania for her “extraordinary service and achievements to the Commonwealth.” In the same year, she gave the commencement address at Penn State Abington where she quoted “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”