About
Fast, fresh and simple for tonight’s dinner.
Hi, my name is Jaden Hair and I’m a food writer, a television personality and food photographer. I live in Tampa Bay Florida with my husband, Scott and two little ones, Andrew and Nathan. The Steamy Kitchen blog started in late February 2007 as a way to keep track of all the fantastic recipes my Mom would recite to me over the phone. But pretty soon, I realized that this would be a fan-flippin’-tastic career and started combining the hands-on cooking classes that I taught at local cooking schools with media such as TV, newspaper, radio and blog.
For the first two and half years, I focused my work around Modern Asian Cooking – wrote a cookbook (see below) and showed readers and viewers easy recipes using Asian ingredients. Sesame Seared Tuna with Lime Ginger Vinaigrette, Sesame Shrimp with Honey Mustard Sauce and Japanese Noodles with Shimeji Mushroom are just some of the favorite recipes. Between the blog, cookbook, television and newspaper columns…I developed a lot of Asian recipes.
Then my family was like, “Geez, can’t we just have spaghetti tonight!?”
And so then I knew I had to expand my repertoire and include all sorts of cuisines from around the world. Which makes my family very, very happy.
Where you can find me
I’m a weekly food columnist in The Tampa Tribune Newspaper. My column appears every Wednesday online and Sunday in print.
The Steamy Kitchen segment airs in this syndicated show twice a month
I write a food column called “Steamy Kitchen on TLC” for Discovery’s TLC
I publish New Asian Cuisine with my partner Grace Niwa to promote Asian recipes, food news and chefs. If you’re looking for an Asian grocery store – we’ve got a map with a list in every state!
I’m a featured contributor on Good Bite – watch my videos!
Steamy Kitchen Cookbook
My first cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook has hit the shelves! It’s published by Periplus/Tuttle. Call me crazy, but I did all the writing and photographing for the book myself – 120+ recipes and 200+ color photographs. I blog frequently about my book progress and you can find more information about the book on my Steamy Kitchen Cookbook page. Also, you can view my book tour schedule.
My Sponsors:
I’m sponsored by Scanpan – their CTX line is the best nonstick cookware that’s PFOA-free, allows for searing, braising and deglazing and can’t be damaged by metal utensils. Sold exclusively at Sur La Table.
Contact Me
Follow me on Twitter
Join me on Facebook
Email me at mail@steamykitchen.com. Spammers will be dunked in a vat of fermented fish muck. Twice.
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Television & Steamy Kitchen Newspaper Columns
photo by John Revisky, Sarasota Magazine. I’m totally draping seductively over my Balinese Love Lounge (heehee!)
Television
CBS Early Show – Asian Pesto and Miso Mashed Potatoes
Today Show: Korean Style Burgers & Kimchi Fried Rice
View from the Bay (San Francisco)
ABC News – Interview with Meg Oliver
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Pumpkin Wontons and Turkey & Roasted Chestnut Lettuce Cups
Daytime – Korean Tacos with Kogi BBQ Sauce
Newspaper
Make fried chicken for a bunkhouse or your house 11/9/09 Tampa Tribune
Love corn bread? Saddle up for a fabulous side dish 10/21/09 Tampa Tribune
Try this simple chili sauce to replace pre-made stuff 10/14/09 Tampa Tribune
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Press Mentions (because even egos need to be fed)
Oprah.com Holiday 2009 CBS Early Show
Asia Society: Steamy Kitchen Interview
LAist: Interview with Jaden Hair
Creative Loafing: Iron Jaden
Today Show: Korean Style Burgers & Kimchi Fried Rice
Library Journal reviews Steamy Kitchen Cookbook
Library Journal: Best Books of 2009
Parents Magazine February 2010 issue
SlashFood: 10 Hottest Women in Food
Barnes & Noble tagged Steamy Kitchen (starts at 6 minute mark)
KQED Bay Area Bites
View from the Bay (TV)
Christian Science Monitor
The Good Cook Book Club
She Knows reviews Steamy Kitchen Cookbook
Asia Society Online Interview
Tampa Tribune: To Dream, Perchance To Cook
Q13 Fox (Seattle)
ABC News Now: live interview with Meg Oliver on ABC News Now
Publisher’s Weekly: The Cooking Star You Haven’t Heard of Yet
Guest writer for Martha Stewart: Grilled Thai Curry Beef Skewers
Martha Stewart Everyday Food: Grilled Bananas with Dark Chocolate
Epicurious: Little Chef Andrew and No Knead Bread Revisited , Inquiring Food Bloggers
Slashfood: No Knead Bead Revisited, Food Porn, Fried Rice, Ginger Tips, Espresso, Jap Chae, Cannellini Spread
The Times U.K. One of 50 best food blogs in the world (#28)
Access PR Most Influential Women Focused Bloggers
BlogHer Interviews Steamy Kitchen
Tampa Tribune : Big-ass feature, New Orleans Charity Event, Podcast with Jeff Houck
Lifescript 10 Best Diet Cookbooks
Daily Vanguard: Casting Off the Cookbook
Wall Street Journal
Chowhound: How to pick a fresh fish
Saveur: Sites We Love
Saveur: Pho Ga
Eat Me Daily
Washington Post: Celebrating the Pomegranate; White Peppercorns + Chinese Hot & Sour Soup; Sichuan Peppercorn
SeriousEats: German Oven Pancakes, Furikake Fries , Killer Crawfish
Publisher’s Weekly
Good Bite
PR Week: Most Influential Social Media Bloggers
Lifehacker: Gucci Steak
Huffington Post
Bon Appetit (related links section)
St. Petersburg Times: Foodies Pour their Passion into their Blogs
The Washington Post: Cooling off with hot food writers
Parents Magazine Blog
Chicagoist
Woman’s Day
Tampa Bay Times
Culinate: Blogs and Books
Herald Tribune – Dining Magazine (page 13)
Creative Loafing: Best Blog
Well Fed Network
Blogs of the Day: Top Blogs: 5/2/07
SlashFood Food Porn: Baby Eggplant
Yum Sugar: Coconut Rice Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup Lobster Mac ‘n Cheese Ginger Tips
Apartment Therapy: Chicken Faux Gras, Rolo Turtle Pretzels
South Carolina Morning News
Sacramento Bee December 11, 2007, May 14, 2008
Eating Tampa: Best Blog
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Bay’s CBS Channel 10
First place, tied: Food Photography DMBLGIT May 2007
Creative Loafing: Write Global, Eat Local, Iron Jaden
Blogher:How to Make the Perfect Rice
Blogher: Roll Your Own Sushi
Your Observer
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Minority Business of the Year 2007
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About the Photography
I take all the photos on the site. My camera is a Canon 40D with a 60mm macro lens for the food porn shots. If I’m shooting with very little natural light, I use an inexpensive but amazing set of lights called Lowel EGO.
My style of food photography is clean, simple, and showcases the beauty of food without a lot of fancy props. All of the food created is real. Meaning, I don’t use food photography tricks like using Elmer’s glue to mimic milk, spray food with glycerin to make it look shiny, and I certainly don’t fluff and position each grain of rice.
93% of the dishes and recipes featured are created in my home kitchen and are eaten for dinner that night after a quick 2 minute photo-shoot. The other 7% of the food is still created in my home kitchen….but late at night when my kids are asleep and I don’t have to share any of it!
If you’re interested in food photography, I post often about food photography tips.
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Random Stuff
Confucius say:
1. One who has harmony in seasonings need no recipe. Know basic combinations of seasonings in types of cuisines Chinese: soy, sugar, wine, sesame oil Japanese: mirin, soy, sake
2. She who marinates meats – even a quick 10 minutes – will be rewarded with flavorful dish
3. Hot Wokky = No Stikky
4. Cooking not only taste. Use all 5 senses.
5. It is honorable to share your food with friends. Cook more than enough and bring to hungry neighbor.
Ok, ok, Confucious really didn’t say that. I made that shit up.
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Legal Blah-Blah
Recipes, videos, photographs and text on SteamyKitchen.com by Steamy Kitchen, Inc. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by me (author/licensor), but not in any way suggests that I endorse you or your use of my work.
Non-Commercial: You�re prohibited from using my work (photographs, text, and recipes) for commercial purposes.
No Derivative Works: You may not alter, transform my work.
- For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of my work. The best way to do this is with a link back to this web page.
- Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from me (the copyright holder).
Violate this and forever be cursed by the food gods – your souffles will never rise and eggs will always be rotten.
About Gluten-Free: The great thing about Asian foods is that many of the dishes are gluten free. I don’t eat GF, however I know many of you do, so I’ve created a category “GF” calling out dishes that are GF or that can be easily adaptable to be GF. Please look at the ingredient list carefully and make your own substitutions if I haven’t suggested in the recipe!
