The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi. In the US, Jews have been eating American Chinese food on Christmas for over 100 years.

There, in a showcase of the main entry hall is a showcase exploring the history of Chinese food in America. Cedric Yeh, the Smithsonian’s Chairman of Asian and Pacific American Initiatives, ...

Fuchsia Dunlop’s masterly new book, “Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food,” is not a cookbook per se. But it has an earthiness that calls to mind Morris’s comment.

Last Friday a friend and I decided to grab dinner at a Chinese restaurant down by the D.C. waterfront. We indulged in the hot and sour soup and plates of steak sauteed with scallions and red onion ...

Food A Short History of the Chinese Restaurant From stir-fried buffalo to Matzoh Foo Young. By Gish Jen. April 27, 2005 7:00 PM. A menu from the 1900s. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

Besides a good burger joint, any American city is likely to have a Chinese restaurant. The 170-year history of how that happened is told in Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant, the second ...