Crystal Kung Minkoff

Crystal Kung Minkoff is a 76th generational descendant of Confucius. She was born and raised in Northridge, Calif., to first-generation Chinese immigrant parents. Crystal attended the University of California, Irvine and in 2003 met her husband Rob Minkoff, who directed the Academy Award-winning Disney classic The Lion King, as well as numerous other major feature films, including the Stuart Little series, Haunted Mansion, and Paws of Fury. Crystal and Rob live in Bel-Air with their two children, Max and Zoe. Crystal completed her culinary education in Los Angeles and has since taught her friends and followers classic recipes with an Asian twist.Read More

Crystal Kung Minkoff is a 76th generational descendant of Confucius. She was born and raised in Northridge, Calif., to first-generation Chinese immigrant parents. Crystal attended the University of California, Irvine and in 2003 met her husband Rob Minkoff, who directed the Academy Award-winning Disney classic The Lion King, as well as numerous other major feature films, including the Stuart Little series, Haunted Mansion, and Paws of Fury. Crystal and Rob live in Bel-Air with their two children, Max and Zoe. Crystal completed her culinary education in Los Angeles and has since taught her friends and followers classic recipes with an Asian twist. Besides cooking, she has also immersed herself in the world of mixology. She loves throwing extravagant parties on a budget, tending her vegetable garden and playing tennis with friends. Crystal is the co-founder of Real Coco, a coconut beverage company that has sold over 10 million bottles of coconut water to date, alongside her brother, Jeffrey Kung, who is a pop singer in China.