Joyce Chen
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| Joyce Chen | |
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| Born | September 14, 1917 Beijing, China |
| Died | August 24, 1994 (aged 76) |
| Cooking style | Beijing cuisine |
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Joyce Chen (September 14, 1917 – August 23, 1994) was a Chinese chef, restauranteur, and entrepreneur. Born in Beijing, China, Chen and husband Thomas left Shanghai, China in 1949 as Communists were taking over the country.[1] Chen settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Chen opened her first restaurant, "Joyce Chen Restaurant," in 1958. In 1960 she began teaching Chinese cooking at the Cambridge and Boston Adult Education Centers, introducing many Americans to homestyle and gourmet Chinese cooking techniques. In 1962, she published her influential cookbook, The Joyce Chen Cookbook.[2] In 1968, she starred in her own cooking show on PBS called Joyce Chen Cooks.[3] Chen later introduced a line of Chinese cooking utensils.[4] Chen is credited with popularizing the Mandarin style of Chinese cooking in the United States.
Chen wanted to make Chinese food accessible to the American public. Since her first restaurant was in an Italian area, she renamed potstickers, or pork-filled Chinese dumplings to Peking Ravioli on her menus. Chinese restaurants and diners in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area still call the dumplings "Peking Ravioli" or simply "ravs."[5][6]
Chen died of Alzheimer's disease in 1994.[7] Her namesake restaurant closed in 1998.[8] Chen's daughter Helen Chen is CEO of cookware company Joyce Chen, Inc. Son Henry (d. 2007) owned Joyce Chen Unlimited, a retail store in Acton, Massachusetts, which closed in March 2008.[9] Her son Stephen Chen is president of Joyce Chen Foods, Inc. [10][11]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880716.html Joyce Chen - Infoplease.com
- ^ Joyce Chen, 76, U.S. Popularizer Of Mandarin Cuisine - New York Times
- ^ http://www.joycechenfoods.com/ JoyceChenFoods.com
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880716.html Joyce Chen - Infoplease.com
- ^ http://www.joycechenfoods.com/ JoyceChenFoods.com
- ^ http://chinesefood.about.com/library/bltrivia30.htm ChineseFood.about.com Peking Ravioli
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880716.html Joyce Chen - Infoplease.com
- ^ http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/05/01/story7.html Boston Business Journal - Joyce Chen brand seeks boost from new product
- ^ http://www.wickedlocal.com/acton/archive/x1227471479 wickedlocal.com : Joyce Chen Unlimited Closing - 19 March 2008
- ^ http://www.joycechenfoods.com/ JoyceChenFoods.com (About Us)
- ^ http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/05/01/story7.html Boston Business Journal - Joyce Chen brand seeks boost from new product
- Joyce Chen Cook Book, Joyce Chen Gourmet Products, Cambridge, MA, 1962, 1982.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Chen, Joyce |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American chef of Chinese cuisine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beijing, China |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1994 |
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