Great (short) article about the multifaceted cultural aspects of Chinese restaurants

[Ruth Lafler]

Have yourself an Elena Kagan Christmas:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-...

[Rmis32]

Justice Kagan just following precedent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1uZ_W...
too funny

[hill food]

I think it's pertient as there are (as always) more than a few threads floating out there under "General" debating how Chinese and its regional variations has morphed through time, ingredients, location and expectations.

[madeliner]

this series used to run on the link network (maybe still does not sure)

[paulj]

Reminds of something I heard about while vacationing in Canada last year - a museum exhibit and book about the links between Chinese restaurants and small town Canada

http://www.nationalpost.com/life/Museum+probes+link+between+Chinese+restaurants+small+town+Canada/3360480/story.html

Eating Chinese: Culture on the Menu in Small Town Canada
http://www.amazon.ca/Eating-Chinese-C...

[bigjeff]

Thanks Ruth, cool stuff. I'll definitely look them up. Cross-trivia here; perhaps Jennifer 8. Lee has heard of or seen these documentaries; she of course shares an alma mater with Elena Kagan as well. And there's a pretty good chance that Ms. Lee is also eating chinese on christmas; we usually go with hotpot.

[cheesecake17]

Very interesting article.

I read Ms Lee's book when it first came out... really clarified a lot about Chinese food and the Americanized versions. I think I read the whole book in one sitting.. couldn't put it down!

[hill food]

VERY interesting.

[karenfinan]

thanks, very interesting. I'd love to see those documentaries.

[Ruth Lafler]

Me, too! Maybe I should see if I can get hold of them and hold a Chinese chowdown film festival!