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==Early life==
==Early life==
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Yeh was born in [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Illinois]]<ref name="ftt"/><ref name="mm"/> to [[list of clarinetists|clarinetist]] parents [[John Bruce Yeh]] and Jody Yeh. She has an older sister, Jenna, who is also a [[chef]]; as well as a younger half sister, Mia.<ref name="cso">{{cite web|url=https://cso.org/about/performers/chicago-symphony-orchestra/clarinet1/john-bruce-yeh|title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Clarinet - John Bruce Yeh|work=[[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="roosevelt">{{cite web|url=https://www.roosevelt.edu/Academics/Faculty/Profile?ID=jyeh|title=Faculty Profile John Yeh {{!}} Roosevelt University|work=[[Roosevelt University]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="yamaha">{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/johnbruceyeh.html|title=John Bruce Yeh {{!}} Yamaha Artists|work=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref> Yeh grew up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to New York City to attend [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]] for percussion. She kept journals from a young age which turned into her blog in 2009.<ref>http://mynameisyeh.com/about/</ref>
Yeh was born in [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Illinois]]<ref name="ftt"/><ref name="mm"/> to [[list of clarinetists|clarinetist]] parents [[John Bruce Yeh]] and Jody Yeh. She has an older sister, Jenna, who is also a [[chef]]; as well as a younger half sister, Mia.<ref name="cso">{{cite web|url=https://cso.org/about/performers/chicago-symphony-orchestra/clarinet1/john-bruce-yeh|title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Clarinet - John Bruce Yeh|work=[[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="roosevelt">{{cite web|url=https://www.roosevelt.edu/Academics/Faculty/Profile?ID=jyeh|title=Faculty Profile John Yeh {{!}} Roosevelt University|work=[[Roosevelt University]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="yamaha">{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/johnbruceyeh.html|title=John Bruce Yeh {{!}} Yamaha Artists|work=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realitystarfacts.com/molly-yeh-parents-father-john-bruce-yeh-mother-jody-yeh/|title=Meet Molly Yeh Parents: Father John Bruce Yeh and Mother Jody Yeh.|last=Hannington|date=2019-11-22|website=Realitystarfacts|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Yeh grew up in the suburbs of [[Chicago]] before moving to [[New York City]] to attend [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]] for percussion. She kept journals from a young age which turned into her blog in 2009.<ref>http://mynameisyeh.com/about/</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In October 2016, Yeh published her first book, ''Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm'' (Rodale Books), for which she won the Judges' Choice IACP Cookbook Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.iacp.com/news/2017-iacp-award-winners-announced/|title=2017 IACP Award Winners Announced - IACP|work=IACP|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2018, it was announced that Yeh would be hosting a [[cooking show]] on [[Food Network]].<ref name="elle"/> The [[television show|series]], ''[[Girl Meets Farm]]'', debuted on June 24, 2018.<ref name="tvg">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/girl-meets-farm/1197776|title=Girl Meets Farm TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More {{!}} TV Guide|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8510610|title=Girl Meets Farm (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref>
In October 2016, Yeh published her first book, ''Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm'' (Rodale Books), for which she won the Judges' Choice [[IACP cookbook award|IACP Cookbook Award]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.iacp.com/news/2017-iacp-award-winners-announced/|title=2017 IACP Award Winners Announced - IACP|work=IACP|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2018, it was announced that Yeh would be hosting a [[cooking show]] on [[Food Network]].<ref name="elle"/> The [[television show|series]], ''[[Girl Meets Farm]]'', debuted on June 24, 2018.<ref name="tvg">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/girl-meets-farm/1197776|title=Girl Meets Farm TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More {{!}} TV Guide|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8510610|title=Girl Meets Farm (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8579378/bio|title=Molly Yeh|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Yeh is of [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]] and [[American Jews|Jewish]] descent.<ref name="elle">{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/a21642349/molly-yeh-blog-tv-food-network-girl-meets-farm|title=Food Blogger Molly Yeh Built an Empire on Rainbow Sprinkles. Now She Has Her Own Show|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|last=Feller|first=Madison|date=June 21, 2018|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="food52">{{cite web|url=https://food52.com/blog/10243-7-questions-with-blogger-molly-yeh|title=7 Questions with Molly Yeh - Squarespace Blogger Interviews|work=Food52|last=Lamb|first=Catherine|date=April 30, 2014|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> Yeh was raised in [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Illinois]], and attended [[Glenbrook South High School]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fromthetop/performer-bios/season-1/108/molly-yeh.php|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Molly Yeh performer bio|website=www.pbs.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>
Yeh is of [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]] and [[American Jews|Jewish]] descent.<ref name="elle">{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/a21642349/molly-yeh-blog-tv-food-network-girl-meets-farm|title=Food Blogger Molly Yeh Built an Empire on Rainbow Sprinkles. Now She Has Her Own Show|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|last=Feller|first=Madison|date=June 21, 2018|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="food52">{{cite web|url=https://food52.com/blog/10243-7-questions-with-blogger-molly-yeh|title=7 Questions with Molly Yeh - Squarespace Blogger Interviews|work=Food52|last=Lamb|first=Catherine|date=April 30, 2014|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> Yeh was raised in [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Illinois]], and attended [[Glenbrook South High School]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fromthetop/performer-bios/season-1/108/molly-yeh.php|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Molly Yeh performer bio|website=www.pbs.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>
and the [[Midwest Young Artists]] Conservatory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731170841/https://mya.org/competition/yeh.php|title=Midwest Young Artists: Molly Yeh bio (archived)|website=www.mya.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> where she was a member of two [[percussion]] [[Musical ensemble|ensembles]]—The Rattan Trio <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromthetop.org/show/highlight-show-14/|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Show 14 highlights|website=www.fromthetop.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> and Beat 3-- <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fromthetop/video/season-1/108.php|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Beat 3|website=www.pbs.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> which won consecutive gold medals (2004 and 2005) in the junior division of the [[Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition]]. Yeh moved to [[Brooklyn]] and attended the [[Juilliard School]], where she was editorial assistant and writer at The Juilliard Journal and in 2011 earned a [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in percussion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journal.juilliard.edu/journal/author/molly-yeh|title=The Juilliard Journal: Molly Yeh author bio|website=journal.juilliard.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> Yeh married fellow Juilliard [[music]] [[major (academic)|major]] Nick Hagen in 2015 and moved to the [[Minnesota]]-[[North Dakota]] region where Hagen is a fifth-generation farmer.<ref name="mm">{{cite web|url=http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Lifestyle/People-Profiles/Molly-Yehs-Unlikely-Rise-to-Culinary-Fame|title=Molly Yeh's Rise to Celebrity Chef Fame|work=Minnesota Monthly|publisher=[[Greenspring Media]]|last=Gihring|first=Tim|date=February 24, 2017|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="splendid">{{cite web|url=https://www.splendidtable.org/story/from-juilliard-to-rural-minnesota-molly-yehs-unlikely-culinary-path|title=From Juilliard to rural Minnesota: Molly Yeh&#39;s unlikely culinary path {{!}} The Splendid Table|work=[[The Splendid Table]]|publisher=[[American Public Media]]|last=Leite|first=David|authorlink=David Leite|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="food52"/><ref name="bonappetit">{{cite web|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/molly-yeh-cookbook-molly-on-the-range|title=How Molly Yeh Became One of the Most Popular Food Bloggers in the Game {{!}} Bon Appetit|work=[[Bon Appétit]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
and the [[Midwest Young Artists]] Conservatory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731170841/https://mya.org/competition/yeh.php|title=Midwest Young Artists: Molly Yeh bio (archived)|website=www.mya.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> where she was a member of two [[percussion]] [[Musical ensemble|ensembles]]—The Rattan Trio <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromthetop.org/show/highlight-show-14/|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Show 14 highlights|website=www.fromthetop.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> and Beat 3-- <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fromthetop/video/season-1/108.php|title=From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Beat 3|website=www.pbs.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> which won consecutive gold medals (2004 and 2005) in the junior division of the [[Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition]]. Yeh moved to [[Brooklyn]] and attended the [[Juilliard School]], where she was editorial assistant and writer at The Juilliard Journal and in 2011 earned a [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in percussion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://journal.juilliard.edu/journal/author/molly-yeh|title=The Juilliard Journal: Molly Yeh author bio|website=journal.juilliard.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> Yeh married fellow Juilliard [[music]] [[major (academic)|major]] Nick Hagen in 2015 and moved to the [[Minnesota]]-[[North Dakota]] region where Hagen is a fifth-generation farmer<ref name="mm">{{cite web|url=http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Lifestyle/People-Profiles/Molly-Yehs-Unlikely-Rise-to-Culinary-Fame|title=Molly Yeh's Rise to Celebrity Chef Fame|work=Minnesota Monthly|publisher=[[Greenspring Media]]|last=Gihring|first=Tim|date=February 24, 2017|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realitystarfacts.com/nick-hagen-net-worth-age-wiki-bio-of-molly-yeh-husband/|title=Nick Hagen Net Worth, Age, Wiki, Bio of Molly Yeh Husband.|last=Hannington|date=2019-11-21|website=Realitystarfacts|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref><ref name="splendid">{{cite web|url=https://www.splendidtable.org/story/from-juilliard-to-rural-minnesota-molly-yehs-unlikely-culinary-path|title=From Juilliard to rural Minnesota: Molly Yeh&#39;s unlikely culinary path {{!}} The Splendid Table|work=[[The Splendid Table]]|publisher=[[American Public Media]]|last=Leite|first=David|authorlink=David Leite|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="food52"/><ref name="bonappetit">{{cite web|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/molly-yeh-cookbook-molly-on-the-range|title=How Molly Yeh Became One of the Most Popular Food Bloggers in the Game {{!}} Bon Appetit|work=[[Bon Appétit]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref>


In November 2018, Yeh announced that she and her husband were expecting their first child. On March 30, 2019, Yeh gave birth to a daughter, Bernadette Rosemary Yeh Hagen, named after her husband's great-great-grandfather Bernt (who started the Hagen farm) and her own great-great grandfather, Bernard.<ref>http://mynameisyeh.com/mynameisyeh/2018/11/oh-baby</ref>
In November 2018, Yeh announced that she and her husband were expecting their first child. On March 30, 2019, Yeh gave birth to a daughter, Bernadette Rosemary Yeh Hagen, named after her husband's great-great-grandfather Bernt (who started the Hagen farm) and her own great-great grandfather, Bernard.<ref>http://mynameisyeh.com/mynameisyeh/2018/11/oh-baby</ref>

Revision as of 16:26, 16 March 2020

Molly Yeh
Born (1989-05-22) May 22, 1989 (age 35)[1][2]
Glenview, Illinois, United States[1][3]
EducationThe Juilliard School ('11)[4]
Spouse
Nick Hagen
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(m. 2014)​
[2]
Children1
Websitehttp://www.mynameisyeh.com

Molly Yeh (born May 22, 1989)[2] is an American chef, blogger and cookbook author.

Early life

Yeh was born in Glenview, Illinois[1][3] to clarinetist parents John Bruce Yeh and Jody Yeh. She has an older sister, Jenna, who is also a chef; as well as a younger half sister, Mia.[5][6][7][8] Yeh grew up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to New York City to attend Juilliard for percussion. She kept journals from a young age which turned into her blog in 2009.[9]

Career

In October 2016, Yeh published her first book, Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm (Rodale Books), for which she won the Judges' Choice IACP Cookbook Award in 2017.[10] In June 2018, it was announced that Yeh would be hosting a cooking show on Food Network.[11] The series, Girl Meets Farm, debuted on June 24, 2018.[12][13][14]

Personal life

Yeh is of Chinese and Jewish descent.[11][15] Yeh was raised in Glenview, Illinois, and attended Glenbrook South High School [16] and the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory,[17] where she was a member of two percussion ensembles—The Rattan Trio [18] and Beat 3-- [19] which won consecutive gold medals (2004 and 2005) in the junior division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Yeh moved to Brooklyn and attended the Juilliard School, where she was editorial assistant and writer at The Juilliard Journal and in 2011 earned a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion.[20] Yeh married fellow Juilliard music major Nick Hagen in 2015 and moved to the Minnesota-North Dakota region where Hagen is a fifth-generation farmer[3].[21][22][15][23]

In November 2018, Yeh announced that she and her husband were expecting their first child. On March 30, 2019, Yeh gave birth to a daughter, Bernadette Rosemary Yeh Hagen, named after her husband's great-great-grandfather Bernt (who started the Hagen farm) and her own great-great grandfather, Bernard.[24]

Also in November 2018, she was a co-host on From the Top, a podcast showcasing young classical musicians. Yeh had previously appeared on the show twice as a teenager, in 2004 and 2007.[25]

Bibliography

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2016 Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm Rodale Books 162336695X
2018 Yogurt Short Stack Editions 0998697362

References

  1. ^ a b c "Molly Yeh | From the Top". From the Top. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Foster, Brooke Lea (May 17, 2017). "When You Know It's Love: Making You Feel Calm - The New York Times". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Gihring, Tim (February 24, 2017). "Molly Yeh's Rise to Celebrity Chef Fame". Minnesota Monthly. Greenspring Media. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "about — molly yeh". mynameisyeh.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Clarinet - John Bruce Yeh". Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Faculty Profile John Yeh | Roosevelt University". Roosevelt University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "John Bruce Yeh | Yamaha Artists". Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Hannington (2019-11-22). "Meet Molly Yeh Parents: Father John Bruce Yeh and Mother Jody Yeh". Realitystarfacts. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. ^ http://mynameisyeh.com/about/
  10. ^ "2017 IACP Award Winners Announced - IACP". IACP. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  11. ^ a b Feller, Madison (June 21, 2018). "Food Blogger Molly Yeh Built an Empire on Rainbow Sprinkles. Now She Has Her Own Show". Elle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  12. ^ "Girl Meets Farm TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "Girl Meets Farm (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Molly Yeh". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  15. ^ a b Lamb, Catherine (April 30, 2014). "7 Questions with Molly Yeh - Squarespace Blogger Interviews". Food52. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Molly Yeh performer bio". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  17. ^ "Midwest Young Artists: Molly Yeh bio (archived)". www.mya.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  18. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Show 14 highlights". www.fromthetop.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  19. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Beat 3". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  20. ^ "The Juilliard Journal: Molly Yeh author bio". journal.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  21. ^ Hannington (2019-11-21). "Nick Hagen Net Worth, Age, Wiki, Bio of Molly Yeh Husband". Realitystarfacts. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  22. ^ Leite, David (October 12, 2016). "From Juilliard to rural Minnesota: Molly Yeh's unlikely culinary path | The Splendid Table". The Splendid Table. American Public Media. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  23. ^ "How Molly Yeh Became One of the Most Popular Food Bloggers in the Game | Bon Appetit". Bon Appétit. Condé Nast. October 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  24. ^ http://mynameisyeh.com/mynameisyeh/2018/11/oh-baby
  25. ^ "NPR's From the Top: Storrs, CT/ Show 362". From the Top. Retrieved 2020-02-26.


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