Media Coverage

Chef Joseph Poon appears regularly on national and local TV shows. His warmth and exuberance earned him appearances on The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, TV Food Network’s The Best Of…, Christina Cooks, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Chef Joseph Poon has appeared on the following TV and radio shows:

What food writers are saying about Chef Joseph Poon

Jennifer Goldblatt of the New York Times…
"In the last three decades, the 55-year-old Mr. Poon has risen from impoverished immigrant to national culinary fame, known for his Asian fusion fare, his ability to carve bulbous watermelons and pumpkins into delicate swans, and his role in opening the center of the region’s Asian community to the outside world."

Betty Xie, Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Restaurant News…

Headline: Chinese Restaurant News Names Joseph Poon Asian Fusion Restaurant to the list of Top Chinese Restaurants “The list truly celebrates how Americans all over enjoy Chinese food, as well as how each region mixes local tastes and ingredients with traditional Chinese fare,”

Len Lear of the Chestnut Hill Local…
“One of the great things about being a newspaper reporter is that you get to meet and interview lots of fascinating individuals whom you would otherwise never even know about. One of the best examples for me is Joseph Poon, whom I would certainly categorize as one of the five or six most remarkable individuals I’ve met in 33 years of interviews.”

Diane Stoneback, food editor of the Allentown Morning Call…
“He throws himself into cooking with the same fervor he displays when he’s guiding the tour around his neighborhood. He can deliver superb renditions of traditional Chinese dishes…but it would be a shame not to try his international combinations, which are fascinating and delicious.”

Todd Pitock of Hemispheres
“Poon brings a chef’s expertise and innovation to his offerings. And the $10 business-lunch menu, including soup, entrée and dessert, shows a refreshing awareness of value.”

Joseph Ball, of the Advertising/Communications Times
“To eat at ‘Joseph Poon,’ an Asian Fusion Restaurant…is an adventure, an education, a wonderful food experience – an opportunity to meet a Philadelphia personality: the proprietor, ‘Uncle Joe’ Poon.”

James Zeleniak of Where Philadelphia
“Poon hosts a fun and insightful walking tour of the neighborhood that expounds on the wealth of culture and history within these streets…Poon says his goals are simple – to serve healthful dishes with interesting flavor combinations; and to have a hand in exposing the cultural wealth of Chinatown. Poon’s insatiable penchant for base one-liners keeps you in stitches…”

Articles about Chef Joseph Poon have appeared in the following local and national publications