How CY Eats Chili Oil Began…

I spent 7 years traveling extensively all over China for work, pre-Instagram, and I developed a serious love for the country & all of its incredible food. I had explored NYC’s Chinese food scene, but I never found the depth & breadth of the flavors that exist in China. And the same goes for CHILI OIL! Nearly every restaurant, from fancy to hole-in-the-wall, would offer a complex DELICIOUS chili oil! But I couldn’t find any chili oil in NYC remotely similar to what I had tried in China. After I stopped traveling to China for work, I missed all of those rich flavors so much. I tried to recreate it myself, but my attempts were never successful.

Enter James. My Love. And Chef Extraordinaire. I shared the bits & pieces of what I had learned. We worked together to find the right balance of spices. And he used his chef knowledge to coax all the flavors out of them. It was our passion project that we perfected during the pandemic lockdown.

Priceless memories combined with a chef’s technique. And now we get to share this love with all of you 🫶🏼