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Funny Table is a food and culture publication for curious eaters who care about the stories on their plate.
Through recipes, essays, travel guides, and deep dives into food history, we explore how culture, identity, and memory shape the way we cook and eat. Each piece is rooted in care, curiosity, and a commitment to representation.
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About the team
Sangita Vasikaran | Staff Writer
Tamil-American | Website | Instagram
Sangita is a Brooklyn-based food writer and photographer, raised in Texas. She’s been a food scientist, farmhand, barista, sushi prep cook — and always a fan of sharing a sleeve of Oreos with strangers.
Pham Thi Tra Mi (Ovia) | Staff Writer
Vietnamese | Email
Born and raised in Vietnam, Ovia loves reading literature or philosophy (her favorite book is Crime and Punishment” of Fyodor Dostoevsky). She can’t go a day without fresh rice and vegetables, especially homemade gỏi cuốn (Vietnamese spring rolls).
Chloe Brownson | Staff Writer
Anglo-Australian | Email
Based in Sydney, Australia, Chloe is a full-time social planner, community gardener, and life-long lover of all things food. She loves experimenting with sourdough and pickling seasonal items from her garden. Her most treasured food is Peking Duck pancakes.
Shaina Pai Morris | Editor
Taiwanese-American | Email
Based out of California, USA, when she's not offering her amateur editing services for Funny Table, she can be found living in her car, enjoying mountain sports, or admiring rocks (often all at the same time). Her favorite nonperishable is Trader Joe's canned dolmas.
Rachel Castellino | Founder, Staff Writer, Video Producer
Indian-Pakistani-American | YouTube | Instagram | Email
Born and raised in California, USA, on the very rare occasion Rachel is not eating, grocery shopping, binging Maangchi’s cooking videos or planning her next 25 person dinner party – she’s backpacking in mountains with her friends or working through her watchlist on Letterboxd.
Want to join the team?
Do you want to write about food? Be a research consultant for a video? Have ideas for Funny Table or generally care about building a ethnically and educationally diverse food media platform?
Reach out to hello@funnytablemedia.com for any and all inquiries! I (Rachel) would love to chat :)
