[ speaking korean ] david: it s true, dad. we all look the same. [ laughter ] rsh roirk jane: i love it. anthony: he may be a korean gone bad, but dave cho still tries, best he can, to be a good son. he bought them this house in los feliz and visits for family meals, often. in fact, when we first met, sensing it had been a long time without a true home-cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with them. so, guests are not unusual. jane cho is an amazing cook. jane: it s going to be very delicious. david: mom? dad? [ speaking korean ] david: look who s here. jim: hello. david: mom, anthony s here. jane: can you smell something? anthony: oh, yeah. jane: yeah. anthony: good stuff. jane: yeah, all the good stuff s coming. maybe somebody going to hire me later. [ laughter ] anthony: okay, which ones are you? are you the eldest? david: i m the middle.
jane: oh, that s david s favorite. anthony: chung po mook seaweed and jellied mung bean. japchae vermicelli noodles with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables. avocado egg rolls, fried squid, and shrimps. potato pancake. often at the cho house there s a few mexican dishes sprinkled in as well. it is always a great meal, i can tell you that. david: thanks, mom. this is delicious. jane: this is awesome. [ laughter ] anthony: it, it is indeed. thank you. jane: i love it. anthony: during the riots of 92, jim and jane cho worked as real estate agents and property managers. so the destruction in koreatown had a direct impact on their lives. the chos watched from home as the chaos unfolded on tv. after the riots, jim wrote a letter to the editor that was published in the l.a. times . jim: i am extremely angry with the lapd for their outrageous action. while the cops let looters run wild and rape our city, they somehow had time to bother korean shop owners guarding their stor
david: it s true, dad. we all look the same. [ laughter ] jane: i love it. anthony: he may be a korean gone bad, but dave cho still tries, best he can, to be a good son. he bought them this house in los feliz and visits for family meals, often. in fact, when we first met, sensing it had been a long time without a true home-cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with them. so, guests are not unusual. jane cho is an amazing cook. jane: it s going to be very delicious. david: mom? dad? [ speaking korean ] david: look who s here. jim: hello. david: mom, anthony s here. jane: can you smell something? anthony: oh, yeah. jane: yeah. anthony: good stuff. jane: yeah, all the good stuff s coming. maybe somebody going to hire me later. [ laughter ]
jim: now it s korean culture. k-pop and psy all over the world influence, you know? anthony: the filmmakers. all the, all the top, uh, korean filmmakers are in hollywood. jim: oh, yeah. korean, uh, culture david: [ clears throat ] what about me? jim: yeah, you. anthony: artists, right. yeah, right. jim: except you. jane: sorry. sorry, david. it s incredible. [ laughter ] david: today, i went into all the ways different ways you guys used to beat us when we were kids. the stress positions, like, you know. anthony: yeah, but what david: all the korean punishments. anthony: what s remarkable to me is that every kid david: right. anthony: i mean, all korean kids. david: yeah, all korean kids. anthony: the same position. holding you either hold a book jane: oh, yeah. that s the way we learn from the generation to generation.
cows, spaceships piloted by her three boys. she is relentlessly, energetically, and inarguably creative. david: she brainwashed me. from the time we were kids, she d, she was like, you re the best artist in the world. you re the best artist in the world. jane: you are. david: oh, thanks. [ laughter ] but now she s telling me she s going to be the best artist in the world. so, she s very competitive. she said she s going to destroy me. jane: awesome. [ laughter ] anthony: food is ready. david: so, do you want to explain what everything is, mom? jane: the food i prepared tonight is a very common korean food. which is a beef ribs, uh, stew. david: the kimchi s looking fresh. jane: yeah, the kimchi s fresh. jim: today is, uh, chestnut rice. jane: no one has this kind of rice. david: it s a special rice. jane: special rice for anthony, you know. david: and then stuffed peppers. jane: oh, that s david s favorite. anthony: chung po mook seaweed and jellied