Hi - I'm George, the Tofu Guy.

My mission for the last few years has been to introduce more Westerners to legacy tofus. If you’re not familiar, there are over 27 different types of tofu. They taste nothing like the conventional white blocks. Some are bready. Others taste like aged cheese. Some bake up like pastry crust. Others melt. 

I studied the art of tofu making under Luo Zhongda, a fifth generation tofu master from Six Dragons (六龙), China. Since then, I wrote a book about my experiences, called Broken Cuisine; cooked dinners for major American and Chinese celebrities, including Daniel Wu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Jingchu; created one of the top Reddit AMA’s of 2023 (beating Ed Sheeran); and lectured at America’s leading culinary school, the Culinary Institute of America, and at the China Vegan Summit. The legendary food writer Mark Bittman called my writing in the Asterisk “the most interesting piece about tofu ever written.”

In 2024, I built a BBQ tofu skewer business called Soycery. We sold tofu weekly at the Monterey Park farmer’s market, monthly at Au Lac in downtown Los Angeles, and at comedy shows and other private events. The next year, that business evolved into Chinese cold deli-style tofus, and I sold at several farmer’s markets around town, including Alhambra, Chinatown, and USC. 

Midway through 2026, I noticed that I was feeling stagnant and decided to look for other adventures. While I’m not actively working on tofu projects right now, I’m happy to support folks who are.

Please reach out on LinkedIn or Instagram if I can be of help. While I am no longer updating it, there are a number of resources on my old blog, Tofu Tuesday, including tips on finding great tofus near you.