About Healthy Kitchen 101, LLC

A writer and entrepreneur, Luna’s day doesn’t start at the computer keyboard, but in the kitchen.

Half of her working hours are spent on mixing ingredients for her recipes. The other half involve working with the tech team to research and test the tools and appliances that promise to make kitchen work effortless and mess-free. From a kitchen knife or water filter to the Instant Pot, if it can help save time and effort for the home cook, Luna and her team are on it.

Luna’s extracurricular pastimes include camping, travel, and photography.

As the editor-in-chief, Anh Ngo works across different departments at Healthy Kitchen 101, communicating closely with its network of writers, editors, and health, tech, and search engine experts to provide a meaningful and pleasant reading experience for visitors. She's responsible for reviewing the content published on Healthy Kitchen 101, ensuring it is accurate, relevant, and helpful.

Anh has a master’s degree in Journalism from the Chinese Culture University (Taiwan). Before joining Healthy Kitchen 101, she was a contributing reporter for Taiwan News and a speech data evaluator at Google.

Roger Shitaki is a writer and product reviewer. He has always had a passion for writing and is an accomplished editor and proofreader. Roger’s background is in applied linguistics and he is a graduate from universities in both South Africa and Australia.

Before Healthy Kitchen 101, he worked for over 20 years in Japan. There, as a business trainer, he gained key insights into the excellence of Japanese products and manufacturing. He has a love for all things kitchen, including gadgets and health products. He is also an avid online travel writer at Tripadago.com.

Tina Pham is a writer and reviewer at Healthy Kitchen 101 and mother to a beautiful boy.

At the RTR Lab, Tina’s approach to reviewing kitchen gadgets and appliances is not one of a tech expert — she provides authentic assessments of products from the perspective of an amateur home cook. In the process, with her ability to explain facts and figures in plain and simple language, she exposes details about the products that are sometimes critical but easily overlooked by consumers with limited experience.

Matthew is one of the writers at Healthy Kitchen 101. Working as part of the Review Team, he directly contributes to the production of content for the site’s Product Review pages. Much like the other members of staff, he strives to bring you the most authentic and accurate reviews of kitchen appliances as possible.

Prior to joining Healthy Kitchen 101, Matthew was a freelance technical writer for over 4 years. One of his lesser-known achievements is being included in Quora’s Top Writers Class of 2018.

Alan Nguyen is a writer and product reviewer at Healthy Kitchen 101. His major in English language teaching taught him to present concise information. In addition to his cooking hobby, he values the practical aspects of household appliances.

Prior to being a writer, he had some experience working in different kitchens. He’s also an online foodie and travel writer at Tripadago.com.

Tung - not exactly a tech whiz, sure knows his way around home electronics and other appliances. Whether it’s wiring staircase circuits or changing flickering light bulbs, he’s not one to shy away from a challenge.

Tung has been an active member of the RTR Team at Healthy Kitchen 101 since 2019. His tasks include experimenting with and reviewing all manner of household gadgets and devices. His expertise lies in testing grills, which is also his favorite hobby.

Lap Vo is head of the Research, Testing, and Review Team (the RTR) at Healthy Kitchen 101.

Lap has a background in Control Engineering and Automation, studying and working in a culture of experimentation. At Healthy Kitchen 101, he is responsible for designing and overseeing the testing of kitchen tools and appliances. He and his team work closely together to cut through advertising claims. Through independent inspection and direct usage, they provide consumers with valuable attested insights to products that will help them make the right choices.

When he’s not at the RTR Lab, Lap can be found taking a jog around the streets of Saigon.

Nguyen Ntk handles all things graphic at Healthy Kitchen 101: from product comparison charts to unboxing videos. He has also been the person behind many of the beautiful food photos on Healthy Recipes 101 since 2018.

Nguyen is a proud husband and father to three gorgeous kids. When not at work, he’s in the supermarket pushing his kids around on a trolley.

Neola is an SEO Outreach Specialist for Healthy Kitchen 101 and helps to establish organic connections with similar websites. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management from Zhejiang Business University, where she earned a set of culinary skills and a love for red wine.

Since then, her passion for the culinary scene has led her to explore Southeast Asia, and in her free time, she continues to travel, volunteer her hospitality, write, and read.

Natalie is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a passion to help others live their best life through food, fitness, safer beauty and a healthy lifestyle. She has expertise with a variety of diets and diseases and believes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach for health. Natalie supports various organizations, like Apple, Inc., Healthline, Head Health, Inc., and others, and has advocated for personalized functional nutrition through her private practice Nutrition By Natalie since 2007.

Natalie loves spending time with her husband and children in the kitchen, garden and in nature. She is a foodie at heart and loves most cuisines, but especially spicy Indian and Thai.

Lizzie is a Minneapolis-based dietitian and founder of It’s a Veg World After All. She completed her MS in Human Nutrition from Drexel University, and is an expert in culinary nutrition, recipe development, and nutrition communications.

Lizzie’s philosophy is centered around making nutrition recommendations, and especially the advice to eat more vegetables, approachable and realistic.

She is excited to be working with the team at Healthy Kitchen 101 to ensure that their recipes are both nutritious and delicious.

Kori Perten is a Boston-based editor with a passion for cooking and a background in product reviews and consumer advocacy journalism. Her work has appeared in publications such as Wirecutter, USA Today, and Reviewed, among others.She was previously an editor at Reviewed, producing and managing content with a focus on kitchen tools and appliances.

She's excited to be working with the team at Healthy Kitchen 101 as a consulting editor to ensure product reviews are in tip-top shape.

Donna Currie is the author of the cookbook Make Ahead Bread, and a kitchen gadget fanatic. From apple peelers to toasters to zesters, she loves seeing how they work, testing their functions, and keeping the best for her arsenal of handy kitchen tools. Her collection of cookbooks is quite impressive, ranging from quirky cookbooks from the 1800’s to cutting edge molecular gastronomy. Besides her own blogs, Cookistry, Cookistry’s Reviews, and Munching on Books, she writes for several online publications.

In her free time, you might find her sharing her home made baked goods with neighbors or puttering in the garden.

Tyler Lynch is a writer and editor located in Maine. His work has appeared in USA Today, Motherboard, Wirecutter, Reviewed, and the Huffington Post, among others. He enjoys cooking and playing music and serves as a consulting editor for Healthy Kitchen 101.