Jaden Rae (formerly Jaden Hair) is a Hong Kong-American television chef, cookbook author, food columnist, photographer, and blogger. She specializes in fast, fresh, and simple Asian cooking.

Career

In 2005, she founded Steamy Kitchen, a food blog and website. Rae has been regularly featured on

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's '' Daytime Show'' and ''The List,'' and has been a columnist for

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, and ''

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''. She has been also appeared on ''The Today Show'', Recipe Rehab,

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, and Tampa Bay's CBS10. In 2011, ''SlashFood readers'' voted Rae as its "#1 hottest woman in food"''.

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'' and ''

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'' have called Rae one of the best food bloggers.

Microdosing

Rae has been open about her former battle with depression and alcoholism, and how

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with psychedelics has allowed her to overcome addiction without the effects of traditional antidepressants. In spring 2022, she released the ''Microdosing Guide And Journal'', a "tutorial-workbook combination that was created as a companion for those who microdose (or who are looking to start) and as a way to track and reflect on their journey". In 2023, she became a monthly columnist for ''Vegas Cannabis Magazine'', contributing 2 articles per issue focused on educational information about psychedelics and how to create psychedelic-infused dishes. In 2023, she created the Psychedelic Journey Without Psychedelics event, which was designed to help people "quiet the mind, turn inward, and connect with their intuition and inner voice" through the use of breathwork, music, visuals, and "uplifting" scents. It initially launched at the Radiance Wellness & Music Festival at Las Vegas' Area 15 venue.

Personal

Rae was born in Hong Kong and raised in

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. She lives with her two sons. She moved from

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, and finally Las Vegas, where she has a garden.

Publications

* * * ''Microdosing Guide And Journal'' Rae has appeared in the following publications: * * * * *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hair, Jaden Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women writers American cookbook writers American food writers American women chefs American writers of Chinese descent American television chefs American women food writers Hong Kong emigrants to the United States