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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Posts Tagged «The Fortune Cookie Chronicles»

Jul 06 2008

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction

Pass the egg rolls! Jennifer 8 Lee, a first generation Chinese American (her middle name, the numeral eight, connotes prosperity in Chinese) has written a rollicking fun book about everyone’s favorite cuisine. Starting with an odd Powerball drawing that saw a huge number of second place winners which turned out to have been selected from a fortune cookie Lee dives into the topic of American-style Chinese restaurants with gusto and explores a number of issues most diners probably never considered.

Tags: Adventures In the World of Chinese Food, Book Reviews, Books, Jennifer 8 Lee, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

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