Luke Tsai
theluketsai.bsky.social
Luke Tsai
@theluketsai.bsky.social
Food editor, KQED Arts & Culture
Stoked that my crab fishing influencer profile is featured in this year's Best American Food and Travel Writing, out in bookstores today!

Bay Area folks, come see me chop it up with editor Bryant Terry at @omnivorebooks.bsky.social this Thursday! omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/collections/...
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This month's Apple Maps update includes my new favorite Peking duck spot, excellent jjajangmyeon, and topnotch HK cafe–style noodles and rice plates. apple.co/LukeTsai
October 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I made the NYT apple cider doughnuts.
October 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Chicago, we are inside you!
June 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
For my latest Apple Maps update: killer roast squab, drive-thru soft-serve, excellent takeout sushi, and more. apple.co/LukeTsai
June 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Highlights from the May update to my Apple Maps food guide include Korean spicy raw marinated crab, garlicky McMushroom pizza, and my current favorite cookies in SF. apple.co/LukeTsai
May 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After submitting my stuff for YEARS, I am so excited that my profile of Kaitlyn Bui—Ocean Beach's amazing, infectiously enthusiastic Dungeness crab fishing influencer—was one of 20 pieces selected for this year's edition of Best American Food and Travel Writing! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm stoked to report that @thiendog.bsky.social and I got a James Beard Award nomination for our illustrated late-night food series, Midnight Diners!

Where should we midnight-dine in Chicago, if we make it out for the ceremony in June?
May 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Forgot to post this month's Apple Maps update, which includes excellent everyday dim sum in the East Bay, a KFC/smash burger combo shop, and my new favorite seolleongtang (in El Cerrito!) apple.co/LukeTsai
April 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Replenished my supply. 😍
April 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest Bay Area food recs for Apple Maps: fried artichokes in Half Moon Bay, deliciously dank saag paneer inside a liquor store, and my favorite hummus of the moment. apple.co/LukeTsai
March 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For my monthly food map update, I wrote about garlic artichoke bread, my favorite malatang spot, and the best thing on the menu at Arsicault. apple.co/LukeTsai
February 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My Apple Maps update this month includes super-fun Thai brunch, maybe the best gumbo in the East Bay, and my new favorite karaoke spot. apple.co/LukeTsai
January 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
When I do sports...
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM