Tieghan Gerard of Half Baked Harvest has since changed the recipe name, but Vietnamese Americans don’t believe she’s internalized why the appropriation was hurtful.
Asian Americans and other fans of Tieghan Gerard and her massively popular Half Baked Harvest food blog are asking her to engage more thoughtfully with critics about her “Vietnamese inspired noodle soup” recipe, which she first called pho.
Gerard has since changed the name of the recipe, but some Vietnamese Americans feel it’s not enough. They believe she, and so many other