TLK was founded in 2020 by native New Yorker, Michelle Morgan. Its concept and menu draw inspiration from Michelle’s mother, who was born in Hong Kong, and her travels throughout Asia. The vegetarian lifestyle she encountered helped build the platform to be veggie-forward, serving a healthy, Hong Kong-inspired, Asian menu that is mostly gluten-free and vegan-based, with meat options. While TLK began as a ghost kitchen during the dine-in restrictions in 2020, we opened the doors to our first location in the East Village in December of 2021.