The Chinese Snack Shop Cookbook: Dumplings, Fried Rice, Bao Buns, Hot Cakes, Sesame Noodles, and Other Delicious Dim Sum--50 Recipes Inspired by Life

＂50 recipes inspired by life in Chinatown.＂--Cover.

Chris Cheung is a New York native and grew up in the heart of Chinatown. He was brought up around great Cantonese food, where he undoubtedly picked up his affinity for Chinese cuisine. He studied cooking at The New York Restaurant School and graduated with honors. Right out of school he started working for world-famous chefs like Jean Georges Vongerichten, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Masaharu Morimoto, Later, he became part of the opening kitchen staff at Jean-Georges, cooking alongside Wylie Dufresne and Dider Virot. Chef Cheung also had the privilege being Anthony Bourdain’s guide to New York’s Chinatowns on the hit show No Reservations and has competed on The Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay, Next Great Chef (against celebrity chef Sean Brock), and on Esquire’s Knife Fight (where he won a cheap knife!). His inspiration for Chinese cooking took him to Shanghai where he prepared banquets in the country side farming and fishing villages. There he learned the nuances of Shanghai cuisine and was blown away by its farm-to-table and sea-to-table style of cooking. Currently, he is the chef and owner of East Wind Snack Shop, which has four locations in Brooklyn.

Maneet Chauhan isa celebrity chef, author, and judge on the Food Network’s hit show Chopped, and won the James Beard Award of Excellence winner. She has received glowing accolades from a vast array of media for her globally-inspired culinary acumen. The only Indian female to ever compete on Iron Chef and lauded by Bon Appétit, USA Today, Time, Esquire, Travel & Leisure, Gourmet, Town & Country, Business Week, and O Magazine, as well as getting a stunning 3-star review from the Chicago Tribune, Chef Chauhan is a force with which to be reckoned and a celebrated chef who is an inspiration to many. With new restaurants, products and television shows in the pipeline, 2013 will be the beginning of another exciting chapter. She authored the book Flavors of Our World in 2013 and her forthcoming book Chaat: The Best Recipes From the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India will publish in October of 2020.