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

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Archive for October, 2011

My research is now part of the Smithsonian’s permanent collection.

I stopped by the American history museum of the Smithsonian and was superexcited to see three objects that I have encountered in my research were now on exhibit and part of the museum’s permanent collection
The kata grills from Gary Ono, which were used to make superearly fortune cookies in the Japanese Tea Garden in the [...]

Spoke at the National Archives on Oct. 26

I spoke at the National Archives today. That’s right, the same building as Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence! It was part of the “What’s Cooking? Uncle Sam” exhibit, which examines the federal government’s impact on the American diet.
The building:

And the little sign for the talk.

Update: The chief of research offered to pull up [...]

Speaking at the National Archives on October 26

I’m speaking at the National Archives on October 26 in the William G. McGowan Theater as part of their ongoing series looking at food.