FromacclaimedchefChrisCheungcomesacookbookinspiredbygrowingupinNewYork’sChinatown--withaforewordbyManeetChauhan,celebritychef,author,andjudgeonTheFoodNetwork’sChoppedThereisaparticularregionintoday’srenaissanceofChinesecookingthatisoftenoverlooked:thefoodofChinatown.Likemanyofhispredecessors,chefChrisCheungwasinspiredbytheplacewherehegrewup,lived,worked,andate.Fromtake-outordersattinyhole-in-thewallteahousestothelushgreenvegetablespiledhighatthemarkets,celebrationdinnersatcolossalbanquethallstoauthentichome-cookedmeals,Chinatown’sculinarytreasuresandculturelaidthegroundworkforhiscareerasachefandserveasthecreativeforcebehindthisbook.Inadditiontolearningthetechniquetomakehiswidelyrevereddumplings,thiscookbookincludesfiftymouth-wateringdishesthatpayhomagetothecookingtraditionsofChinatownandcelebratethisremarkable,resilientneighborhood.CheungshareshisthoughtfultourdeforcetakesontimelessChineseclassicslikepotstickers,springrolls,wontonsoup,GeneralTso’schicken,beefandbroccoli,scallionpancakes,hargow(shrimpdumplings),chickenchowmein,salt-and-peppershrimp,lobsterCantonese,eggcakes,congee,anddozensofotherdelicious,authenticrecipesperfectforcooksofallskilllevels.Throughpersonalinsights,stories,andrecipes,theauthorwalksyouthroughthemarkets,restaurants,andstreets,providingastunningportraitofthisimportantcuisineanditscountlesscontributionstoAmericanculture.
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