Hetty Lui McKinnon.

This year’s Unbound is going to feature one of the most delicious panels we’ve ever put together - a discussion of the role that food plays in our understanding of our families, our histories, and ourselves. Joining Crystal Wilkinson and Stacie Mai Yan Fong in this mouth-watering conversation will be renowned cook and bestselling food-writer, Hettie Lui McKinnon.

Hetty Lui McKinnon is a Chinese Australian cook and food writer. A James Beard Foundation finalist, she is the author of five bestselling cookbooks, including her latest Tenderheart, the much-loved and award-winning To Asia, With Love, not to mention her genre-defining Community. Hetty is also the editor and publisher of multicultural food journal Peddler and the host of the magazine’s podcast The House Specials. She is a regular recipe contributor to New York Times Cooking, The Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, ABC Everyday and more. Born and raised in Sydney, she now resides in Brooklyn, New York.