Documentary
Finding the Chef Behind General Tso’s Chicken with the Documentary
Monday, December 20th, 2010We found our way to Peng’s Agora Garden in Taipei, owned by C.K. Peng, the chef behind General Tso’s chicken, who is now 93 and comes into the restaurant. As my book notes, Chef Peng is the person who came up with the name of the dish. Here are Ian, Curt and Taylor, setting up […]
Hunting for Chicken in Taipei with the Wicked Delicate team
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010I’m working on a documentary on Chinese food with the Wicked Delicate team — Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis — which gained fame with King Corn. We got a $40,000 development grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities [pdf]. So we headed to Taiwan for our first international shoot. Taylor Gentry, a great cinematographer, […]