Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant a memoir

"Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung's Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone--from the city's first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples--could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal....

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Main Author: Chin, Curtis (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
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