How Illustrator Dingding Hu Spreads Joy & Unites Foodies!
my name
Dingding Hu
MY NICKNAME
Dingding! My name is easy enough, so no one asks for a nickname!
MY Home Base
New York City
MY biz
I am an illustrator and I run my own art studio, Hu is Hungry. I’m on a mission to spread joy and unite foodies! My artwork is a combined reflection of self-discovery, food cravings, people watching, and pop culture. I create commercial projects for brands and make editorial illustrations for publications. I also make food-inspired merch that I sell online.
Jump-in! Dingding’s “Foodie Girl” in action
what I’M known for
Delightful digital illustration work and hilarious characters. Also, my passion for drawing food, cooking, eating, and recommending restaurants to my friends.
One of Dingding’s Send Noods prints
How I’m Doing
Great! The pandemic strangely enough has allowed me to find more happiness and gratitude in life! But I should probably eat fewer snacks during work hours.
Pins for the win
How the Bombesquad can help
Follow me on Instagram, share my artwork with your foodie friends, and visit my shop for some extra fun! I also send out a monthly newsletter with freebies, new releases, and other fun things. Last but not least, I’m working on a seek-and-find book for foodies, so feel free to just reach out and chat with me about food!
Dingding’s seek-and-find Chinatown illustration
Secret Skill
I have a really great palate. I dreamed of becoming a food critic as a kid.
MY Motto
Life is meant to be lived joyously.
Most loved cookbook
The first cookbook I got to illustrate, Forking Good. It’s not only a cookbook, but also filled with brilliant writings on philosophy based on the TV show The Good Place. It’s one of a kind!
essential kitchen tool
I am currently in love with my Ninja Food Air Fryer Oven SP101, as well as my Always Pan in Spice from Our Place. I use both of them every week for meal prep, and it’s very hard to separate them, they are sort of married!
Spice up your life. Our Place Always Pan in Spice.
Favorite pantry item
50 Hertz Green Sichuan Pepper Oil. I’m amazed by everything the founder Yao Zhao is doing with the brand I’ve been putting a little bit in almost every Asian dish I make.
Squad Shoutout
Lia from Yumday. Lia is running a business of snacks, which is my dream, and I truly admire her for doing that!