(A Book Adventure through the Mysteries of Chinese Food) By Jennifer 8. Lee

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Archive for August 9th, 2007

Some fortune cookies contain no fortunes?

I’m trying to decide if this fortune is incredibly zen or totally inane.

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They are supporting a family with your tips

Clem Richardson of The New York Daily News was scolded for being a poor tipper to the deliverymen at his local Chinese restaurant. He thought that $2 or $3 was pretty good considering they didn’t cook the food or have to keep visiting his table, figuring they make 15 to 20 deliveries an hour (this […]

Conan O’Brien serenades dumplings in Mandarin

Conan O’Brien and a “Chinese deliveryman” sang a West Side Story-style duet about dumplings in Chinese during last night’s show. Came with subtitles and everything. Conan’s pronounciation was pretty decent actually.
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