Dr. Jan is has been a contributor to a number of media outlets on variety of topics relating to food and culture. She is available for topics including food, food culture, food safety, foodservice management, culinary education, culinary arts, and Chinese cuisine and culture. 

The Washington Post, Jan 2024 - “How to complain in a restaurant without sounding like a jerk”

Newsday, Oct 2023 - “Long Island bars retooling happy hours as patronage drops.”
The TODAY Show, Aug 2023 - “All-you-can-eat buffets are making a major comeback.”
Cornell BusinessFeed, Jul 2023 - “Food Executives Tap Into Industry Trends.”
The New York Times, Jun 2023 - “The Buffet Is Back, Stretching Dollars and Slinging Crab Legs.”

The Washington Post, Dec 2022 - “Check, please. Please! This diner go so tired of waiting, she left.”
Boston Globe Magazine, Oct 2022 - “The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America”
New York Times, Sep 2022 - “Just Put It in a Bowl”
What’s Burning (podcast), Feb 2022 - “Lilly Jan.”
Boston Globe, Feb 2022 - “A new generation of chefs is embracing – and updating – the classic American Chinese restaurant.”

hertelier, Dec 2021 - “Spicy F & B Trends for 2022 with Professor Lilly Jan, Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration”
Consumer Reports, Oct 2021 - Entertain With Ease This Season
Washington Post, May 2021 - What are Americans making for dinner? Reservations.
USA Today, May 2021 - 'There were six. And now there's zero': Restaurant industry grapples with lack of diversity in executive ranks
New Hampshire Public Radio, May 2021 - As N.H. Restaurants Struggle To Hire, Some In Industry See Chance for Change
CBS, Apr 2021 - Restaurants Look To Recover After The Industry Took A Big Hit Over The Last Year Due To The Pandemic
CBS, Apr 2021 - Restaurants Reopening: Where Do They Stand, And How Do They Recover From COVID?

The Counter, Nov 2020 - To survive the pandemic, restaurants are offering subscriptions for bottom coffee and beer. Will the model last?
WSYR-TV, Oct 2020 - How can restaurants keep customers dining outdoors through winter?
The Washington Post, Oct 2020 - How to safely - and graciously - host friends and family as the weather gets colder
Cornell Chronicle, Oct 2020 - Silver linings: Innovation, kits, tech animate a hybrid semester
CNN, July 2020 - From coast to coast of the United States, scenes from reopened restaurants in the coronavirus era
San Diego Business Journal, Jun 2020 - Will Food Halls Help Relaunch San Diego’s Food Industry?
CNN, June 2020 - New restaurants are mad crazy to be opening right now -- or are they?

Apartment Therapy, Feb 2019 - Why I Deep Clean Before Chinese New Year (and You Should Too)
Deseret News National, Nov 2014 - On Thanksgiving, are friends the new family? 
Boston Globe, Sep 2014 - Prospective chefs get hands-on experience
Boston Public Radio, Jan 2014 - Chef Lilly Jan Tells Us How To Celebrate The Chinese New Year
Boston Magazine, Feb 2013 - How to Eat a Soup Dumpling (a.k.a. Xiao Long Bao)
The Callie Crossley Show, Jan 2012 - An Eaters Guide to Chinese New Year
GO Magazine, Jan 2010 - Chowda Chat