My name is Curtis Chin and I am a writer and documentary filmmaker. In the Fall of 2023, Little, Brown will be publishing my memoir, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant." The book is about growing up Asian in Detroit and coming out to my working-class immigrant family, all set against the 80's and my family's popular restaurant. Meet Curtis Chin, author of the soon-to-be released book, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" at the Strand Book Store in Manhattan on October 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM.
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[REVIEW] Canton Manor, Bayside, NY
A slew of new banquet-style Chinese restaurants recently opened along Northern Boulevard from Flushing to Bayside. Canton Manor is the eastern-most restaurant, and we dined there the other night. Always crowded when you drive by, and at times many families await outside for a table to free up. Everyone is Asian. It's gotta be good? Right? Read The Chinese Quest's opinion by clicking on the link, and please add your comments below the review.
Read More »MOGU Modern Chinese Kitchen – You Are Now Entering the no-Fry Zone
MOGU, Modern Chinese Kitchen, with their passion for flavor, and obsession with freshness is taking Long Island by storm. You won't find a frying pan in their kitchen, you'll be amazed by what you will find on your plate! Hungry for Chinese? Read about MOGU by clicking the link!
Read More »[REVIEW] Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant, Flushing, NY
There's nothing more fam than sibling squabbling. In the end, we agreed to disagree. And that's OK! Our opinion of Good Fortune, a Chinese restaurant, located at 46-45 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355, shall be presented, and the evidence painstakingly laid out, for the jury of our peers (readers) to come to their own conclusions. Please post your conclusion in the comments below the article.
Read More »Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, A Modern-Day Automat
We went Back to the Future, when we recently dined at Brooklyn Dumpling Shop in Garden City, NY. Combing the Automat charm of Yesteryear, with the on point Contactless delivery in these COVID-19 years, the combination was poignant. But, what is successful?
Read More »Alley 41, Chinese Restaurant, Flushing NY
Alley 41, located at 136-45 41st Ave, Queens, NY 11355, calls itself, a Chinese restaurant specializing in Sichuan cuisine in a hip, intimate space with banquette seating. Only half a block from bustling Downtown Flushing, you'll be glad that you will read this article to help you find the restaurant. And if Szechuan Cuisine is your jam, then this is a must-read article. Find out why!
Read More »[REVIEW] “Eatery 19”, Syosset, NY
Eatery 19, an odd name, and an odd number, for a Chinese restaurant, opened over a year ago in the location that was occupied by Zouji after a fire forced them to relocate to Glen Cove. Authentic Tawaiinese cuisine is served in stylish fashion. Have you dined at Eatery 19? Please share your opinion in the Comment Section which is located below the article.
Read More »“Secret Kitchen”, Fresh Meadows, NY
"Secret Kitchen", a Chinese restaurant in Fresh Meadows, NY recently held its Grand Opening! We dined there the other night and got let in on their secret. It's good food! Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine. Authentic like it is cooked in China. Reservations are highly recommended as it was full by early evening. But, is it Quest-worthy?
Read More »[REVIEW] “O Mandarin” Hicksville, NY
O Mandarin, in Hicksville, NY, opened a year and a half ago. We dined there a year ago. And now we are prepared to tell you the story of their magnificent Chinese restaurant. They have a sister restaurant, by the same name, in Hartsdale, NY, which has been packing in dining patrons for years. From all of the wood, and some of the Chefs and Wait Staff, that were imported from China, no expense was spared in its construction nor in it's food. Click below to read what took us a year to publish. It was worth the wait!
Read More »[REVIEW] Ivory Kitchen, Port Washington, NY
Ivory Kitchen is one of the two new authentic Chinese restaurants that opened in the past year in Port Washington, NY. We are thrilled by the insurgence of new authentic Chinese restaurants opening on Long Island, not only because of the influx of new restaurants to try, but it helps keep us on our Quest to find the best Chinese Restaurant on Long Island (and New York City). One of the great joys of our Quest is meeting the owners and hearing about their stories, and their Quest to bring the best of their Chinese cuisines to you. This wonderful married couple has quite a story to share, and quite delicious food to try. Find out what The Chinese Quest thought of Ivory Kitchen by clicking on the link! Chow for now!
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