{"id":3066,"date":"2008-04-18T05:04:45","date_gmt":"2008-04-18T05:04:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:51:00","slug":"the-fortune-cookie-chronicles-author-jennifer-8-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=3066","title":{"rendered":"The Fortune Cookie Chronicles author Jennifer 8. Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we had the chance to meet <b>Jennifer 8. Lee<\/b> of the New York Times and author of <i>The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.<\/i> Thanks to the Asia Society! <b>Jennifer&#39;s<\/b> book project took her through China where she chronicled unique accounts of cultures and cuisines which examined Chinese and Western approaches to food and to each other. <b>Lee&#39;s<\/b> adventure took her to the town of General Tso and the true inventors of the fortune cookie (It&#39;s not China!).   <\/p>\n<p> There are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. <b>Jennifer 8. Lee<\/b> takes readers on a remarkable journey that is both foreign and familiar: penetrating this subculture by traveling the world (and almost every American state) in her quest to understand Chinese food and the people who make it.  <b>Lee<\/b> offers restaurant reviews, clarifies culinary myths and combines substantial research into an American and Chinese cooking pot. <\/p>\n<p> We&#39;re on a roll with Asian inspired book deals&#8230; More to come. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortunecookiechronicles.com\" target=\"_blank\"> www.fortunecookiechronicles.com<\/a>  and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiasociety.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.asiasociety.org<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we had the chance to meet Jennifer 8. 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