At JUN in Houston, two chefs are celebrating their Chinese and Hispanic roots in what they call “New Asian American Cuisine”

For chefs Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu, cooking is a form of storytelling through ingredients and flavors. At Jūn, their wildly popular restaurant in Houston, the stories these talented chefs want to share are all about the foods they loved to eat in the culturally diverse households of their childhoods. 

Chef Evelyn grew up in Houston in a Mexican and Salvadoran family. “My mom cooked in a lot of professional kitchens, including a Chinese cafeteria...