Profiles
Chinese Chef and Author Profiles
These profiles focus on people who changed how Chinese cuisine was cooked, taught, ordered, or understood.
How the profiles are organized
These are not celebrity biographies. Each profile explains the person's relevance to menu literacy, restaurant history, culinary instruction, or diaspora food culture.
Profiles
Cecilia Chiang and The Mandarin
Cecilia Chiang and The Mandarin explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Martin Yan and Yan Can Cook
Martin Yan and Yan Can Cook explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Ken Hom and Chinese Cookery
Ken Hom and Chinese Cookery explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Fu Pei-mei and Chinese Television Cooking
Fu Pei-mei and Chinese Television Cooking explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Peng Chang-kuei and General Tso's Chicken
Peng Chang-kuei and General Tso's Chicken explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Chan Yan-tak and Lung King Heen
Chan Yan-tak and Lung King Heen explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.
Grace Young, Wok Writing, and Chinese American Food Memory
Grace Young, Wok Writing, and Chinese American Food Memory explained through Chinese food history, menu literacy, restaurant formats, and diaspora cuisine.