We know that our favorite Chinese takeout is not really authentically Chinese, but more of an Americanized series of menu options very loosely derived from overseas inspiration. (Chinese citizens ...
In the six years that I’ve been frequenting Asian Wok, the small Chinese takeout counter a few blocks from my apartment, I’ve never seen Liling, the kitchen manager, look flustered. I’ve been there at ...
Exchange goes global. On a visit to St. Maarten, the Dutch enclave in the Caribbean, reader Susan Eichler had an Italian-inspired duck sauce and wondered about its origins. San Francisco chef/author ...