Serve the People by Jen Lin-Liu

Serve the People by Jen Lin-Liu

[D]o not let Jen Lin-Liu's little gem of a book. pass you by. -- The Wall Street JournalFresh out of journalism school, Jen Lin-Liu moved to China to learn about the country her grandparents fled half a century before.Once there, she discovered a passion for China's richcuisine and embarked on a culinary journeyto reconnect with her roots.A memorable, mouthwatering cook's tour, Serve the People chronicles her progress from entry-level lessons in an unheated cooking school, to noodle-stall and dumpling-house apprenticeship, to an inhernship at a chic Shanghai restaurant. Along the way, she meets young men and women streatming in from the countryside in search ofa rice bowl (living wage), a burgeoning middle class hungry for luxury, and mentors who introduce her toChinese life within and beyond the kitchen. An unforgettable slice of contemporary Chinain the full swing of social andeconomic transformation, Serve the People is also the heartwarming story of a young woman finding anunexpected path home.A delicatedly crafted steamed dumpling of a book. It's peppered with delicious descriptions, authentic recipes, humorous anecdotes, and all the goodness of a young woman who finds her way in life, and even falls in love. -- The International Herald Tribune

Jen Lin-Liu was raised in southern California, graduated from Columbia University, and came to China in 2000 on a Fulbright fellowship. A food critic for Time Out Beijing and the coauthor of Frommer's Beijing, she has also written for Newsweek, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, and Food & Wine. She is the founder of Black Sesame Cooking School in Beijing.

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ISBN 13	9780151012916
ISBN 10	0151012911
Titel	Serve the People
Autor	Jen Lin-Liu
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Verlag	Houghton Mifflin
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-06-01
Seitenanzahl	341
Preise	Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (USA Only) (Chinese Cuisine) 2008
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