Archive for February 24th, 2008
A childhood of Chinese moms and dessert struggles
Sunday, February 24th, 2008In my Food and Wine piece, I talk about how desserts totally mystified my family growing up — specifically these “bake sales.” Then I got a note from Patricia Ryan telling a sweet but sad story of her mother struggling with making desserts in her childhood.
Chinese food, desserts, patricia ryan, reader feedback
Fast Company compares Fortune Cookie Chronicles to MSG-laden brown sauce,
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Fortune Cookie Chronicles gets a little blurb in Fast Company this month by David Lidsky, which comes out more positive than negative I suppose.
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
By Jennifer 8. Lee
There are twice as many Chinese restaurants in the U.S. as McDonald’s, an accomplishment all the more […]