Stir-Fry Urbanism, The Chop Suey Craze & the Rise of Chinese Restaurants, A chat w/ Ran Mei NYU Phd Candidate | Double Double Podcast Ep. 11
I talk with Ran Mei, A PhD candidate in Food Studies at NYU, studying spacial politics of food...We talk about her Masters Thesis "Stir-fry Urbanism"... and the Chop Suey Craze
I talk with Ran Mei, A PhD candidate in Food Studies at NYU, studying spacial politics of food. Mei is also a trained architect who has worked abroad in Japan and China; as well as locally in Boston, and NYC!
We talk about her Masters Thesis "Stir-fry Urbanism" which looks at the urban and spacial history of Boston through the lens of Chinese Restaurants.
You can check out the project below: https://dash.harvard.edu/entities/publication/66d37d3d-dfb5-4693-9843-f4defb2b238b
The early days of Chinatowns, the rise and popularity of Chinese restaurants, plus the history behind it.
Also touch on the "Chop Suey Craze" leading to a sort of gentrification and/or "white washing" of Chinese Restaurants during the late 1880s - early 1900s. The Chop Suey Painting by Edward Hopper (1929).
We chat about the business model, branding and consistency of Chinese Restaurants on a local scale and globally as well.
Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did making it!
Thanks! Take care now!
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