Dorothy Strelsin Authors Series
The Dorothy Strelsin Authors Series at Lighthouse International presents:
Jennifer 8. Lee
Metro reporter, The New York Times
to discuss her new book
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
6 - 8 PM
Reception and discussion, followed by a book signing with the author.
Lighthouse International
The Sol and Lillian Goldman Building
111 East 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues
New York City
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is a remarkable journey that is both foreign and familiar. Through a mix of in-depth research and entertaining anecdotes, author Jennifer 8. Lee solves enduring mysteries of Chinese cuisine, and penetrates this subculture by traveling the world (and almost every American state) in her quest to understand Chinese food and the people who make it.
This book is a tribute to immigrants and to America. If our benchmark for Americanness is apple pie, ask yourself, how often do you eat apple pie? Now how often do you eat Chinese food?
To read more about The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and Jennifer 8. Lee, click here.
Please call 212-821-9431 for reservations.
The Dorothy Strelsin Authors Series is made possible through a grant from The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation. This Lighthouse program is an exciting new venture, bringing together people of all ages in the spirit of reading and literacy.