fancy & spicy featured in the diamondback

Fancy & Spicy—a 2022-23 Mokhtarzada Hatchery team—is featured in The Diamondback.

Brin Xu (M.A. ‘19, sociology) started a food blog during the COVID-19 pandemic. She remembered the times her family cooked traditional Chinese Sichuan cuisine, and wanted to share it with her friends.

Xu’s blog quickly gained traction, as people were eager to cook her dishes while stuck inside of their homes. From there, she decided to offer virtual classes that combined education and connection.

By founding Fancy & Spicy, Xu is able to provide interactive cooking classes and connect home chefs from around the world to anyone who wants to learn. She’s enabling customers to cook authentic food, while also providing home cooks with an economic opportunity.

Read more about Xu and Fancy & Spicy in The Diamondback.