Lunch Box

Lunch Box

About the Substack

Lunch Box is about food, travel, and food that travels. Before this I was a columnist, podcast host and reporter at the LA Times for 12 years.

Free Subscription Benefits

• Traditional articles, reporting, reviews, essays and public-facing work.

Paid Subcription Benefits

• The Atlas, a series of guides to the places I love and why
• The Letter: hot takes, recommendations, media and journalism thoughts and updates on what I’m consuming, cooking and creating.
• All archives, commenting and access to zine and sticker drops.

Paid Subscription Plans

• $60 a year
• $5 a month

About Frank Shyong

Journalist, most recently as columnist/reporter for the LA Times, where I also helped create the podcast Asian Enough. Wrote the story behind the film "Rosemead." Writings and illustrations on food, culture, neighborhoods & diaspora.