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Molly Yeh
Born (1989-05-22) May 22, 1989 (age 35)[1][2]
Glenview, Illinois, U.S.[1][3]
Alma materThe Juilliard School ('11)[4]
Spouse
Nick Hagen
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(m. 2014)​
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Children2
FatherJohn Bruce Yeh
Websitemynameisyeh.com

Molly Yeh (born May 22, 1989)[2] is an American cookbook author, restaurateur, and blogger who is the host of the Food Network cooking show Girl Meets Farm.

Early life

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Yeh was born and raised in Glenview, Illinois,[1][3] to Jody (née Shinbrod) and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh. Her mother is Jewish and her father is Chinese.[5][6] She has an older sister, Jenna, who is a chef, as well as a younger half sister, Mia.[7][8][9]

Yeh attended Glenbrook South High School[10] and the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory,[11] where she was a member of two percussion ensembles—The Rattan Trio[12] and Beat 3[13]—that won consecutive gold medals (2004 and 2005) in the junior division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She kept journals from a young age that she turned into her blog in 2009.[14]

After high school, she moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School, where she was editorial assistant and writer at The Juilliard Journal; in 2011, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion.[15]

Career

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After Yeh and her husband-to-be Nick Hagen moved to his family farm outside East Grand Forks near the North Dakota/Minnesota border in 2013, Yeh began devoting more time to her food blog, which included personal stories about her life on the farm. The blog gained attention in part due to Yeh's artistic food photography becoming popular on Pinterest; in 2015 she was named "Food Blogger of the Year" by Saveur.[16] 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.[17] Like her blog, the book combines Yeh's recipes and food photography with autobiographical stories.[18]

Yeh began hosting her cooking show Girl Meets Farm on Food Network, debuting on June 24, 2018.[5][19] The series is recorded at Yeh's farm and features Midwestern cuisine as well as elements from her Chinese and Jewish heritage. Her eleventh season of Girl Meets Farm launched on September 4, 2022.[citation needed] In November 2018, she was a guest 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.[20] She hosted the Food Network competition shows Ben and Jerry's Clash of the Cones in 2021[21] and the eighth season of Spring Baking Championship, which premiered on February 28, 2022.

In 2022, Yeh opened Bernie's, a café restaurant in East Grand Forks, Minnesota specializing in Midwestern dishes with Scandinavian and Jewish influences.[22][23]

Personal life

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In 2014, Yeh married fellow Juilliard music major Nick Hagen a year after the couple moved to East Grand Forks, Minnesota where Hagen is a fifth-generation farmer.[3][18][6][16]

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] In September 2021, Yeh announced she and her husband were expecting their second child in February 2022.[25] Their second daughter, Ira Dorothy Yeh Hagen, was born on February 20, 2022.[26] Ira's name was suggested by Jamie, the director of photography for Girl Meets Farm.[27]

Bibliography

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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
2023 Home is Where the Eggs Are HarperCollins US 0063052415

References

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  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. 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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Lamb, Catherine (April 30, 2014). "7 Questions with Molly Yeh - Squarespace Blogger Interviews". Food52. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Clarinet - John Bruce Yeh". Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Faculty Profile John Yeh | Roosevelt University". Roosevelt University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "John Bruce Yeh | Yamaha Artists". Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Molly Yeh performer bio". www.pbs.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "Midwest Young Artists: Molly Yeh bio (archived)". www.mya.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Show 14 highlights". www.fromthetop.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Beat 3". www.pbs.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "about mynameisyeh". molly yeh.
  15. ^ "The Juilliard Journal: Molly Yeh author bio". journal.juilliard.edu. May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "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.
  17. ^ "2017 IACP Award Winners Announced - IACP". IACP. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  18. ^ a b 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.
  19. ^ "Girl Meets Farm TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "NPR's From the Top: Storrs, CT [sic] Show 362". From the Top. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "Molly Yeh Hosts New Ice Cream Competition Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones".
  22. ^ Walansky, Aly. "Molly Yeh's New Minnesota Restaurant Celebrates The Flavors Of The Midwest". Forbes. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  23. ^ Claeson, Hanna (October 10, 2022). "Everything You Can Expect At Molly Yeh's New Restaurant - Exclusive". Tasting Table. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  24. ^ "oh baby!". molly yeh. November 16, 2018.
  25. ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (September 17, 2021). "Food Network Star Molly Yeh Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 with Husband Nick Hagen: 'So Excited'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  26. ^ Yeh, Molly (February 22, 2022). "Instagram post". Instagram. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  27. ^ Sarna, Shannon (October 31, 2022). "Food Network Star Molly Yeh Is a Neurotic Jewish Parent Just Like You". Kveller. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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