For many Chinese Americans, there's this underlying perception that Chinese American food doesn’t really represent us, or that it’s a culinary kowtow to Western culture. I argue it’s quite the opposite in my latest story for @resy’s #ChinatownUSA project https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/chinese-american-food-is-its-own-great-cuisine-time-to-love-it-that-way/
And there are so many incredible new stories that have been added to #ChinatownUSA on @resy. Like this fantastic profile of the family behind your favorite soy sauce and duck sauce packets in the Tri-State area, by @maxfalkowitz https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/packet-by-packet-this-duck-sauce-dynasty-forges-on/
And this super-thorough investigation into the true origins of one of America's most popular dishes, Taiwanese gua bao, by @karissachen: https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/pork-buns-have-become-an-american-favorite-why-cant-we-acknowledge-theyre-taiwanese/
And this great NYC restaurant guide to celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year: https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/the-resy-guide-to-celebrating-lunar-new-year-in-new-york/
As well as this one for the Bay Area by @0mmmar: https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/where-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-in-the-bay-area/
And ICYMI, here's where you'll find all the stories we've published for #ChinatownUSA, including work from @estarLA @DavidJPaw @jbonne @_momo_chang @TienlonHo @EllenBhang @cathyerway @KristieHang @jonkauffman @lesleyLA @pang @Angela_Hui @pre_dessert + more https://blog.resy.com/chinatown-usa/
And don't miss out on reading this incredibly moving story from @estarLA about Bugra Arkin's efforts to keep Uyghur food and culture alive in LA and beyond: https://blog.resy.com/2021/01/uyghurs-in-america-want-to-share-food-and-culture-for-them-its-a-matter-of-survival/