Max Tan

Max discovered the pleasure of cooking and eating while pursuing his graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Minnesota. Since then, he began collecting cookbooks (from rare collectibles to modern classics) and antique culinary utensils that could aid him in becoming a better home cook as he transitioned out of research and academia and into his family business in the Philippines. Max is also a freelance writer advocating for preserving the lives and legacies of important cookbook authors.