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She moved back to San Francisco in 2011 where her daughter May and grandchild Alisa Ongbhaibulya live. [5] Following her retirement in 1990, Chiang remained active in promoting charitable causes, [12] in particular, the Chinese American International School. [7] Chiang died on October 28, 2020, in San Francisco at the age of 100. [4] [28]
Sam Wo was primarily well known by San Francisco locals for its "famous ... no-frills, late-night food and its you-get-what-you-pay service" and 3 am closing time. [2] In the 1950s Sam Wo was a Beat Generation hangout, [ 5 ] featuring poets including Michael McClure , Allen Ginsberg , and Charles Bukowski .
Johnny Kan (1906–1972) was a Chinese American restaurateur in Chinatown, San Francisco, ca 1950–1970.He was the owner of Johnny Kan's restaurant, which opened in 1953, and published a book on Cantonese cuisine, Eight Immortal Flavors, which was praised by Craig Claiborne and James Beard. [1]
Panda Inn is a chain of sit-down Chinese restaurants in California owned and operated by the Panda Restaurant Group. [1] [2] [3]The company's original founding goal was to bring new varieties of Chinese cuisine, such as Mandarin cuisine and Sichuan cuisine dishes, to Southern California, which had traditionally favored Chinese Cantonese cuisine.
The restaurant was opened in 1997 by Xuqun Yang and Feng Wang, a husband and wife [1] who emigrated from Beijing in 1987. [2] At first, they ran the restaurant with their 14-year-old son and one other employee. [1]
Benu is the first restaurant in San Francisco to have received Three Michelin Stars. Located in the SoMa district, Benu was opened in 2010 by chef Corey Lee, the former Chef de Cuisine at the French Laundry. [2] [3] In 2019, Benu made its debut on The World's 50 Best Restaurants, and in 2024 celebrated ten consecutive years of receiving three ...
Almond pressed duck at the Su Hong Eatery in Palo Alto, California Almond pressed duck at Trader Vic's Restaurant in Emeryville, California. Almond pressed duck, also known as Mandarin pressed duck (Chinese: 窩燒鴨; pinyin: wōshāoyā; Jyutping: wo1 siu1 ngaap3), was a popular Cantonese dish in Chinese and Polynesian-themed restaurants in the United States in the middle of the 20th century.
As a renowned San Francisco public figure, Frances "Mama" Sanchez was an honored recipient of San Francisco's prestigious Key to the City award under Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Sanchez was recognized for her tireless and charitable commitment to the San Francisco chapter of Meals on Wheels , and for her love of the arts.