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Storytime with the Author & Artist: Julie Leung & Melissa Iwai

Published: May 10, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: May 18, 2025
Where: Books of Wonder

Address: 42 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011, United States

Phone: +1 212-989-3270

Join us for an enlightening and delectable storytime with Julie Leung and Melissa Iwai for A Banquet for Cecilia! Relish in the savory, tangy, and sometimes spicy dishes of Cecilia Chiang, a revolutionary who changed the way Americans viewed Chinese food.

About the Book

From an early age, Cecilia Chiang could be found delighting in the sounds and smells from her favorite room in her home — the kitchen. Little did Cecilia know that she would one day have to escape war and travel to a faraway country, destined to change Chinese cuisine in the United States forever.

Experience the dishes Cecilia Chiang enjoyed throughout her life, from the seventh daughter in a large family to the owner of the famous Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco.

Time: 11:30 am — 12:30 pm EST

Free!

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