Kelly Choi

Kelly Choi is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, and television host, known for her contributions to food and lifestyle programming and her ventures in the Asian food market. After an early career that included work as a model with Ford Models, winning the Elite Models Look of the Year, and serving as a VJ for MTV Korea, Kelly Choi transitioned to television in the New York area. She initially hosted ‘Freckles’ on Plum TV, a lifestyle program focusing on affluent vacation communities. In 2004, Choi joined nyctv (now NYC Media) where she was brought on by executive producers Arick Wierson and Trevor Scotland to host the pilot episode for ‘Secrets of New York.’ She subsequently hosted three successful seasons of the show, which achieved national distribution via PBS.

Choi continued her impactful work as the host of Bravo TV’s ‘Top Chef Masters’ and as a contributing editor to ‘Eat This, Not That!’. She is also the creator and host of ‘Food & Drink’ and, in 2011, co-hosted ‘Late Night Kung Fu’. Her extensive contributions across these platforms garnered her three Emmy nominations from the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, confirming her status as an Emmy Award-winning journalist and host. Beyond her celebrated television career, Kelly Choi is also a co-founder of The Moonlight Collective, a venture that extends her influence and entrepreneurial spirit into the Asian food market.