Ever wondered about the history of chop suey, General Tso's chicken, fortune cookies? Let me give you a clue, the answer does not include China. This is for all you curious foodies out there, including people like me, someone who's way into food but cannot cook to save her life.
New York Times reporter and author Jennifer 8. Lee will be in San Francisco tonight to celebrate the launch of her first book, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food." I heard that Jennifer will be giving a multimedia presentation and sharing some stories from her travels to 42 states and countless countries to uncover the mysteries of Chinese food.
This is what Jeff Yang, Asian Pop writer, had to say about it,
The book's subtitle is "Adventures in the World of Chinese Food," but I don't think it does the work justice. It may look like a book about food from the outside, but crack open its sweet cookie shell, and you'll find a more profound and provocative set of insights within.
Read his review here.
So when is this event happening?
WHEN: 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Wednesday | March 26, 2008
WHERE: Swig Bar
561 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA
COST: Free (I hear finger foods will be served)
The book has been out since March 3, 2008. To find out more about it, please click here. If you want to support Jennifer by purchasing her book on Amazon, please do it through our Amazon link (right hand side towards the top) and help us while you're helping her!
You can also purchase copies at this event and get her to sign it. Be a groupie.
UPDATE: I really enjoyed Jennifer's multimedia presentation on her travels around the world. if you are a proud owner of a Facebook account, you can see some pictures from this event here.
Posted by lisalee at March 26, 2008 1:13 AM
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