Standard fare? Not on this chef’s menu Chicago chef Radhika Desai has been active in the restaurant scene since graduating the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago. She is a first-generation Indian American and a frequent participant in Chicago’s food festivals. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOMPSON HOSPITALITY AND COMPASS GROUP

Candid camera At the age of 8, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family from her native country of South Korea. Now, her mission is to tell the stories of under-represented communities. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOMPSON HOSPITALITY AND COMPASS GROUP

Here, there, everywhere Taiwanese native Amy Cheng uses patterns, repetition and imagery of what she terms “quotes from Chinese folk art” in her work. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOMPSON HOSPITALITY AND COMPASS GROUP

Sheer poetry on a plate Traditional Chinese foods, like so many other things in the Chinese culture, often have a long history. Zongzi, a rice delicacy wrapped in bamboo, is no exception. The dish is more commonly known as jung. While various cultures call the dish by different names and utilize different fillings, classic jung is a study in healthy carbohydrates and protein. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOMPSON HOSPITALITY AND COMPASS GROUP

Adventures in venture capitalism Ernestine Fu, 20, is currently Silicon Valley’s youngest venture capitalist and the embodiment of a modern-day renaissance woman. Fu was recently featured in Forbes magazine as an “All-Star Student Entrepreneur.” Asian Pacific American Heritage Month BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOMPSON HOSPITALITY AND COMPASS GROUP