jaekicho on Instagram: "Is there such a thing as “American 🇺🇸 food?” 🤔Dear Ms. Kelly,
I don’t think a 60-second clip should define anyone. I know it doe…"
Is there such a thing as “American 🇺🇸 food?” 🤔Dear Ms. Kelly,
I don’t think a 60-second clip should define anyone. I know it doesn’t define me, and I don’t believe it fully defines you. We all have evolving perspectives in a world that moves fast.
I’m also aware that although we’re both Americans, we likely live in very different silos–physically, digitally, and culturally. Your America and my America overlap in ways neither of us probably realizes, and differ in ways neither of us appreciates enough.
I’m not a culinary, historical, or political expert. My video might sound like I think I am, but I don’t have all the answers. What I have is a perspective shaped by growing up in Queens, surrounded by people from everywhere, eating many things, hearing many languages. That’s not better than your perspective. Just different. And I think that difference is worth a conversation, not a confrontation.
My video isn’t an attack. It’s an invite.
Queens is chaotic, imperfect, and loud. It’s the landing ground for first-generation immigrants who build their American dream and eventually move on to Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island…if opportunities allow. But while they’re here, they leave behind a restaurant, a tradition, a recipe. Layers of that, decade after decade, is what makes Queens unlike anywhere else.
I’m sure you’ve landed at JFK or LaGuardia. Maybe caught a US Open match. But I’m not sure you’ve wandered through Jackson Heights, Astoria, or Flushing on a random Saturday. It has a charm that’s hard to explain until you’re in it.
I’d love to show you around. And if Queens is a challenge right now…maybe we co-host a Super Bowl party. I’ll bring Korean fried chicken and empanadas. They pair well with football 🏈 The American 🇺🇸 kind.
Aight, peace and blessings.@megynkelly @megynkellyshow 🙋🏻♂️View all 4,981 comments