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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009This year for Halloween, I was one half of General Tso and his chicken. You will have to guess which half I was. I was surprised to say how many chicken costumes there are available for sale on the Internet. I was particularly taken though, by this chicken hat.
Pageturner: Asian American Literary Festival on Nov. 13-14, 2009
Friday, October 23rd, 2009The Asian American Writers Workshop is holding a one-day literary festival called Pageturner at Powerhouse Books (where I did my paperback launch) There is a fancy kick-off dinner on November 13 honoring Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient and Sonny Mehta, Knopf Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. And the schedule on November 14 includes Monique Truong, […]
New York City Dumpling Eating Contest October 24
Monday, October 19th, 2009There sixth annual dumpling contest will take place this Saturday, Oct. 24 during the first-ever New York City Dumpling Festival, presented by Chef One. Here is the info: Saturday, Oct. 24 1 p.m. Sara D. Roosevelt Park E. Houston Street, New York, NY (between Chrystie and Forsyth) Registration: Call 718-744-6999 (though the deadline seems to […]
Now You Can Get Fortune Cookies on Your iPhone with a Ching Chong voice.
Saturday, September 19th, 2009A new iPhone app called LuckyFortune now gives you a fortune cookie in your pocket. You can shake it and the cookie rolls around (real video, not CGI, the company said) and breaks to the sound of (of course) a gong. Then (yikes) this faux Chinese-y accent comes on and reads your fortune. It definitely […]
Brooklyn Book Festival Food Panel
Monday, September 14th, 2009I did a panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which was this huge expansive, elaborate event. I got to speak with Mark Kurlansky, author of “Salt: A World History,” a book that I used in doing research for my book. Here is the description: Three writers discuss the past, present and future of what we […]
Fortune Coo-keys!
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Sent to me via Twitter by @ascottfalk.. “Fortune Cookeys” for keys. It reminds me that early spelling of fortune cookies was actually “fortune cooky” as of the 1950s. And before that “fortune tea cakes.” I wonder if the “fortune cooky” was an intentional or unintentional mis-spelling by the part of the Chinese entrepreneurs.
Did my RadioWest Interview Rerun in Utah?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009I’m getting reports from the Rockies that they heard me on NPR. Haven’t done an interview lately, so I assume it was a re-run of the hour-long interview I did last June with RadioWest, the NPR affiliate in Salt Lake City.
Fortune Cookies on Your Hotel Bed
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Went to the Dana Hotel in Chicago this weekend and was amused that instead of chocolates, they placed chocolate-covered fortune cookies during their turn-down service. The cookies were very good.
The Other Fortune Cookie Chronicles
Thursday, July 30th, 2009A reader sent me this! What a coincidence… I found this book at Skyline Books on West 18th Street. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles David Rogers Wavelength Press, 2006 ISBN 0971644365 Just two fortune cookie mentions: p13: Why can’t they make fortune cookies that taste like Oreos? p19: I ate a fortune cookie, and the message […]
Conan O’Brien, Chinese Beer, American Food.
Monday, July 27th, 2009Conan O’Brien noted tonight that the most popular beer in the world is now a Chinese beer. He then added, “When the Chinese drink too much beer, they go out for American food.” Ba da dum.
Planting the Flag on Dim Sum
Monday, July 27th, 2009This is a guest post by Andrew Coe, author of Chop Suey. New Yorkers like to think we’re the first at everything in the culinary world. About 1977, we discovered dim sum. The setting was Hee Seung Fung (also known as H.S.F.), a spacious restaurant down on the Bowery. The city was then in the […]
Domino’s Pizza, Refashioned as Noodles, or Dao Mi Nou Chao Mian
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009This dish from Fancy Fast Food is brilliant — how to transform a Domino’s pizza into a stir-fried noodle dish with hoison sauce and some stir-frying. Yes, that above was forming a pizza with lots of toppings. They call it: “Dao Mi Noh Chow Mein” — though in pinyin it would be Dao Mi Nou […]
Cheap Chinatown Meals
Sunday, July 19th, 2009Here is a list of places in Chinatown that I go to for cheap food. It is largely based on the tour I sometimes give (most recently to student at the French Culinary Institute, which is funny enough, located just like two blocks north). I am working on a Google map. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory […]
Mr. Chow vs. Phillipe Chow (Chau?)
Thursday, July 9th, 2009New York Magazine’s grub street has an excellent write-up of the feud between Mr. Chow and Phillipe Chow, which culminated in a trademark lawsuit [pdf] filed in the Manhattan federal court. It’s a lawsuit that reads like it’s written by a PR person, not a lawyer, which means it’s a good read. Basically Mr. Chow […]
Martha Stewart Segment is Re-Airing on August 6
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009The producer of my Martha Stewart segment just let me know that my segment is re-airing August 6. It was taped originally live-ish in late February. In it, we make fried turkey dumplings. If you look closely, you will be able to see my mom!
I Believe in the Power of Dumplings
Monday, June 29th, 2009This is from a retreat that I went to, where we were asked to write essays based on the This I Believe format. It’s a very popular writing exercise. I really do believe in the power of dumplings. I believe in the power of dumplings Who doesn’t love dumplings? Steamed, boiled, or fried, they are […]
I got a Kindle and made a NYT lolcat pic
Sunday, June 7th, 2009Courtesy of my friend Tomoko, I now have a Kindle. I’m still trying to figure out what I think of it. But it inspired me to make this lolcat photo, based on an image from Flickr and suggestions from my friend Sugi. The cat is named Moses.
Renqiu Yu’s From Chinese Food to Chinese American Food
Monday, June 1st, 2009I’m putting a digital copy of Renqiu Yu’s “Chop Suey: From Chinese Food to Chinese American Food†[pdf] in Chinese America: History and Perspectives (1987) online for people who need it. Permission from the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco and Ren himself. I noticed it cited in a bunch of places, but […]
Ronald Takaki, Pioneer in Ethnic Studies, Dies at 70
Sunday, May 31st, 2009As you might be aware, Ronald Takaki — a UCBerkeley professor, scholar and pioneer in ethnic studies — died last week. He committed suicide, his son said. Takaki has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 20 years. The Los Angeles Times has a detailed obituary by Elaine Woo. NPR has a remembrance by a colleague, Larry […]
The Rubber Bands Are Heading in the Right Direction.
Sunday, May 24th, 2009This is a fortune that was sent to me by a reader: I’m sending you a picture of a fortune I got out of a cookie about five or so years ago. It’s the strangest fortune I’ve ever received and I thought you might like to see it. I’ve kept it pinned on my bulletin […]
Song Lyrics Exclusively From Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Monday, May 18th, 2009This is an amusing stop animation video on YouTube where all the song lyrics are derived from fortune cookies. The funny thing is I’ve seen some of these fortunes before, like “The first and only love is self-love.” At 7 minutes, it looks like it took a long time to put together!
Chinese-Mexican Food: The Chimale
Saturday, May 16th, 2009This Associated Press article on the Korean taco trucks in Los Angeles mentioned something in passing that caught my eye: “Chimales,” Chinese-Mexican tamales stuffed with kung pao chicken or Chinese barbecue pork. They are topped off with a side of pico de gallo and sour cream. The chimales are made by DonChowTacos.com, whose motto is […]
This Paper is Not Edible
Saturday, May 9th, 2009My friend Tomoko, who lives in Tokyo, went to an upscale Chinese restaurant called Si Chuan Do Hua and had fortune cookies served to her. It was the first time it had happened to her. The fortune was in Japanese and English. The more amusing thing is that on the back it warned, in small […]
Asian Foodprints at University of Toronto, cheesy shawarma pasta, and dan ta
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009In case you were wondering: it is possible to wake up in New York City at 4:30 am and be in downtown Toronto by 9 for the beginning of a conference. Of course then you are not the most alert for the rest of the day. I attended the Asian Foodprints conference at University of […]
Twitter, Wikipedia and Ted.Com are My Largest Referrers
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009I just checked my WordPress logs. Twitter, Wikipedia and TED.Com are by far my most reliable single page referrers to fortunecookiechronicles.com– no Facebook. Google in a way has more refers, but it turns up differently in the logs because the searches are all over the map. I’ve actually been surprised how much mileage the TED.com […]
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