Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes

Hi chefs!

For our October meetup, we’ll be cooking from Umma by Sarah Ahn.

We’ll be meeting at Sarah O's home in the Haight, San Francisco. (Exact location will be sent 3 to 4 days before the event to members who have RSVP’ed YES. Please reach out to me directly if you do not receive the address.)

Sarah has two cats. Parking can be challenging in her neighborhood.

Please bring at least one recipe’s worth of food, prepared for 6 to 8 people. Post what you’ll be bringing in the comments one week before to get our appetites going!

If you've RSVP'ed you can post any dietary restrictions or allergies in the comments section of the event. Please let us know if allergens (nuts, gluten) will be in your prepared dish. Avoiding recipes with these, or swapping in other ingredients, is welcome!

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Learn Korean cooking alongside social media star Sarah Ahn as her umma passes down 100+ family recipes and decades' worth of kitchen wisdom.

Sarah Ahn’s viral food videos of her and her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational home life. This collaboration is now a must-have cookbook blending the emotional intimacy of Crying in H Mart with practical culinary advice from Nam Soon’s lifetime of kitchen experience. The recipes are framed by mother-daughter conversations that are funny, profound, and universally relatable—plus all the food is backed by the recipe-testing power of America’s Test Kitchen.

• Thorough ingredient guide: Walk through a Korean grocery store with a Korean umma for in-depth guidance on what pantry ingredients and fresh produce and protein to buy.
• Recipes both traditional and contemporary: Learn to make everything from simple banchan, a variety of kimchi, and foundational stews to an assortment of yasik (midnight snacks) and inventive desserts.
• Kitchen wisdom from mother to daughter: Shared confidences open a window onto a level of family intimacy rarely seen in cookbooks.

The Ahns understand that when generations come together in the kitchen, so much is shared: not only food, but also knowledge, advice, family history, and love.