In college, Cho majored in architecture at the University of Cincinnati[2] and pursued a career in that field before switching to food.[1] In 2014,[4] she moved to San Francisco after getting an architecture internship, but found the work to be unfulfilling.[1]
In 2017, Cho began her blog, Eat Cho Food, where she shares recipes for baked goods, entrees, and more.[1] She consistently worked on the blog, sharing a recipe each week, amassed a considerable following, and ended up quitting her full-time job in 2019.[1][5] Shortly after Cho quit, she received an email from her literary agent suggesting that she write a book.[3]
Cho released her debut cookbook, Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries, in 2021.[6] The book is one of the first modern English language cookbooks to cover Chinese baking.[1][7] As Cho was developing the book, she found a distinct lack of books or articles around Chinese bakery culture and recipes, which inspired her to provide holistic coverage of these bakeries.[1] She conducted interviews with four Chinese bakeries throughout the country to include in the book.[8]
The New York Times and The New Yorker named Cho's book as one of the top 10 cookbooks of 2021.[4] Time Out, Glamour, and Taste of Home also named it one of the best cookbooks of 2021.[4]
In 2022, Cho won two James Beard Awards in the baking book and dessert book categories.[2]
In 2024, Cho's second cookbook, Chinese Enough: Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries and More, was released.[9] It was nominated for a 2025 James Beard Award in the U.S. Foodways category.[10]
