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Thursday, November 20th, 2008So I decided, when I was in Philadelphia, to stop for my favorite Philly-Chinese snack — the Philadelphia Cheesesteak Roll, which basically looks like an egg roll on the outside….I headed to the Evergreen Chinese Restaurant (4726 Spruce St, Philadelphia), where you can see on their Menupages entry it is listed for $1.25 (quite a […]
Conversation with the Security Guard Downstairs
Monday, November 17th, 2008I asked my sister, Frances, to bring lunch to me at work in exchange for giving her a Nokia phone for her trip to Buenos Aires. Me: Can you let her up? Guard: No, I can’t. Me: (Thinking he’s kidding, because they do this before). Ha ha. Guard: She’s delivering food, right? Me: Um. She’s […]
Onepot on Nov. 24 with Scott Emerick in Seattle
Sunday, November 16th, 2008I forgot if I mentioned already (my head is confused with all the bronchiospasms). I also am doing a dinner next Monday in Seattle, November 24 with Onepot and Scott Emerick of Cremant. As Mike Hebberoy writes: the last time we had jennifer (and her nytimes best selling book) at dinner I turned away over […]
General Tso Kitty is Bringing Out His Inner Chicken
Monday, November 10th, 2008(Originally uploaded by ferrisnox) I’m surprised how many cats there are out there named General Tso (including my friend’s mentioned previously). I still think the one up there, from Flickr, is the most amusing in that it shows a cat trying to don his inner chicken identity.
I am meeting another Jennifer Lee!
Sunday, November 9th, 2008I am in Washington DC meeting another Jennifer Lee, Jennifer S. Lee. She is a medical doctor at The George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine. The funny thing is, she says she will often get message from people who see an article I wrote and e-mail her “Oh I saw the piece you did […]
Soft Tacos — the Chinese Kind
Monday, November 3rd, 2008I was amused to see these steamed Chinese buns marketed as “soft tacos” in the Hong Kong supermarket in Flushing, New York City. This reminds me of the Taiwanese grandmother who saw tortillas in the supermarket and decided to turn them into scallion pancakes. Or when they look at zongzi (ç²½å), the bamboo leaf-wrapped sticky […]
Hipster Jews and Chinese Food, Nov. 16
Friday, October 31st, 2008Partnering with the SoHo Synagogue for a mouth watering Chinese Dinner Party at at beautiful downtown loft. (Love the musical effects on that page. These guys know presentation and events!) MENU: Upon arriving you will find mini designer Chinese take-out containers stuffed with either Spicy Sesame Noodles or Chow-Mein Chicken Salad with Orange Segments and […]
Fortune Cookie Pendants, Some for $1,100.
Friday, October 31st, 2008My friend’s mom bought me this fortune cookie pendant as a present, adding to my collection of fortune cookie trinkets. It even has a tiny fortune inside. I’ve been surprised at the use of fortune cookies in jewelry. Out of curiosity, I Googled “fortune cookie pendant” and was surprised to find that you can find […]
My Worlds Converge: Fortune Cookies meets City Room
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008This piece by Willie Neuman talks about fortune cookies (protesting the M.T.A.) on City Room. Some of the sayings (none by Confucius, as much as we can see) “If you cut transit service, this cookie will give you heartburn.†“Raising transit fares will wreak havoc on your love life.†“In a tough economy, it is […]
A Glimpse of My First Paperback
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008I went to a talk out in Long Island last week at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island and was startled that someone asked me sign a paperback. I looked closely, because I thought it was a copy of my galley. Then I realized it must be the QPB paperback edition. It had a […]
Modern Jewish Life: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Modern Jewish Life I was very amused by this exhibit at the Denver Jewish Community Center, where I went to speak today. Also Iesson. Not all the LIRR trains stop at Jamaica during rush hour. I learned this as I ended up in Bethpage in Long Island — 40 minutes out. I totally missed my […]
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: It’s Our Kind of Chinese
Sunday, October 26th, 2008From the Columbus Paper! (No, not Ohio, in Georgia). It’s more a summary, but I like the fact she quotes on my obsession point at the end. I’d thought no one has ever noticed. Columbus (Georgia) Ledger-Enquirer April 3, 2008 It’s Our Kind of Chinese By Sonya Sorich Nearly everybody has one. Maybe yours is […]
Washington Times: “With wit and style, she delights with tales about Chinese food in America, and its sometimes hilarious origins.”
Sunday, October 26th, 2008This is from August 31, 2008. It’s a very nice review. One of the kindest in how stylishly it’s written. Washington Times Sunday, August 31, 2008 Chinese food in America By Corinna Lothar Jennifer 8. Lee (8 really is her middle name; when pronounced in Chinese the number denotes prosperity) is a special kind of […]
Toronto Star Review, with Jen Lin Liu and Fuschia Dunlop
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Only in looking through Nexis, did I discover this Toronto Star review from July, subtitled “A female trio of Chinese food lovers – two in China itself and one in New York – explore the eats and the culture.” It reviews my book, Fuschia Dunlop’s “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Memoir of Eating in […]
Philadelphia WHYY Chef’s Table Interview from April
Sunday, October 26th, 2008And I should put up the Chef’s Table interview from April 19, 2008 [here’s the audio file]. I actually did the interview when Barack Obama was giving his famous race speech across the street at Constitution Hall. Lots of police. Here is the description of the episode. Food is all encompassing…how we buy it, store […]
Me, Oliver Stone and Richard Branson & Stephen Colbert
Sunday, October 26th, 2008I learned that Oliver Stone was advised to watch my Colbert interview for his appearance on October 9 for his film, W, as a coaching example. He was also advised to watch, in contrast, Richard Branson.
Some people have 8ness thrust upon them.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008I just saw this, and was amused. I am honored to be the subject of an ode. Ode to Jennifer 8. Lee Be not afraid of eightness: some are born eight, some achieve eightness, and some have eightness thrust upon them.
Feds Bust Gangsters Who Were Shaking Down Chinatown Bus Companies
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008The New York Post, in its bouncy law enforcement prose, reports that the feds have busted a Chinese gang which had been beating Chinatown bus operators. The article says that beginning in 2005, the so-called “Banya Organization” – named after its members’ hometown in China’s “Fuchow region” (which is“Fuzhou” in pin yin) allegedly began targeting […]
Voila! The Chow Mein Sandwich.
Monday, October 20th, 2008People have asked me on my book tour what is the strangest Chinese-American food I’ve encountered. While Szechuan alligator is up there (Cajun Chinese food!), I have to say that I would have to say it’s the chow mein sandwich, which is a speciality in southeastern New England. Here is a thoughtful article from Flavor […]
General Tso’s Inn: He’s Moved Into Real Estate
Thursday, October 16th, 2008General Tso’s Inn. This was originally uploaded by HolmesBartonHolmes. I was surfing along on Flickr looking at General Tso photos, and was amused to discover General Tso’s Inn. He’s moved into real estate investments apparently. This is located in Southeastern Indiapolis. (GENERAL TSO’S INN. 642 TWIN AIRE DR. 317-917-1546)
Me & My Egg Roll
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008I saw this while walking around in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and thought it was the most adorable name for a Chinese restaurant.
Fortune Cookie Chronicles-inspired art
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Google alerts let me know that we inspired a little piece in the sketch blog of Cleveland artist.
Who was the mysterious fortune cookie king?
Monday, October 13th, 2008Got an email from a reader. Does anyone know who this mogul could have been? In the late 1980s and early 90s I worked for a small arts publisher then located on the north side of Spring Street between Crosby and Lafayette in Soho. On the floor below us there was a small, ancient, one-man […]
Another talk, in Walnut Creek, Nov. 2 @ 5 p.m.
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Just got another booking for a talk, sandwiched between another event in Solano County earlier that day and a red-eyeflight later that night. (Northern California loves this book). Here are the details: TIN’S TEA HOUSE LOUNGE 1829 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek 5:00 pm Sunday, November 2, 2008
æŽç«¶8 on Wikipedia
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Today in playing with the link: command in Google search, which reverse looks-up what pages are linking to a particular page (more advanced Google commands), I discovered have a Chinese Wikipedia page, and my name is translated as æŽç«¶8, which is endlessly amusing, as that is my Chinese name æŽç«¶, with an 8 appended afterwards. […]
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