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The Last Chinese Chef
After an American food writer’s husband dies, she returns to China to “clear up some family business” and to write a story on traditional Chinese food. To get her story, Maggie follows a Chinese-American-Jewish chef as he prepares to enter a cooking contest and she learns about the history and meaning of food and family in the Chinese culture. Intertwined is the story of Maggie’s grief, her relationship with the chef and his family, and how food can be healing. If you like stories about relationships, food, and culture, you might like The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones.
To find this book in the library go to our catalog at www.ci.newberg.or.us/library
Reviewed by Denise
After an American food writer’s husband dies, she returns to China to “clear up some family business” and to write a story on traditional Chinese food. To get her story, Maggie follows a Chinese-American-Jewish chef as he prepares to enter a cooking contest and she learns about the history and meaning of food and family in the Chinese culture. Intertwined is the story of Maggie’s grief, her relationship with the chef and his family, and how food can be healing. If you like stories about relationships, food, and culture, you might like The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones.
To find this book in the library go to our catalog at www.ci.newberg.or.us/library
Reviewed by Denise
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