It wasn’t until I went away to school that I began to like Chinese food, but once I did, I practically lived on it. All the Chinese takeout restaurants knew me so well, they would start cooking my order the second I walked in the door, before I even …
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This week, to celebrate Lunar New Year, she offers a brief history of Chinese food in Portland. PSA: Don’t sleep on endive. We’re deep in winter vegetable season, which can mean a lot of the same old, … - Red envelopes and tragedy: A Monterey Park restaurant owner moves forward the only way she knows how
As Lunar New Year unfolded against the backdrop of tragedy in Monterey Park, the holiday's red envelopes became a symbol of a tension: how do we honor those killed in the mass shooting while also …