Episode 9: The Future of Chinese Food in America with Luke Tsai

Lucia and Sean talk Eileen Gu, Nathan Chen and Winter Olympics (0:30)

Luke joins the conversation and shares how he got into food writing (7:12)

How Chinese American food has evolved over the last 10-20 years (13:35)

The Rehabilitation of Panda Express (22:27)

Cross-pollination of food cultures and the new approach to "fusion" (27:30)

How young Chinese American chefs are building their restaurants and the up-scaling of Chinese American food (35:09)

What is the future for Chinese Food in America? (47:00)

Restaurants Luke mentions: 

Panda Express

Jiangnan Cuisine (recently closed)

Lazy Susan

Mamahuhu

Mr. Jiu's

R&G Lounge

El Mexicano 

NOTES

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