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1. www.theguardian.com › tv-and-radio › 2023Mr Chow: the story behind the world’s most fascinating ...

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   Oct 30, 2023 · Michael Chow’s groundbreaking restaurants attracted everyone from Mae West to Jay-Z, an eccentric legacy explored in a new documentary

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3. somethingcurated.com › 2020/12/16 › the-story-of-mrThe Story Of Mr Chow, The Chinese Restaurateur Who Became An ...

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   Dec 16, 2020 · In the mid-sixties, brimming with new ideas and the need for a career change, Michael Chow, widely known as M, established his vision of bridging the East with the West through the cuisine of China in a participatory theatre of art, architecture, design and food.

4. www.wboi.org › 2023/11/13 › a-look-inside-the-worldA look inside the world of the real life Mr. Chow | WBOI ...

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   Nov 13, 2023 · He's the subject of a new documentary called "AKA Mr. Chow," which traces M's 84 years. His childhood was spent in Shanghai with a father who was a star of Beijing opera and a mother who doted on him.

5. edition.cnn.com › style › articleMr Chow: How a Chinese restaurant became an art world mecca

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   Apr 5, 2018 · The first branch of Mr Chow opened its doors in London’s well-heeled Knightsbridge neighborhood on Valentine’s Day, 1968. Within 10 years, the chain’s reach extended to Beverley Hills and...

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   Nov 13, 2023 · He's the subject of a new documentary called "AKA Mr. Chow," which traces M's 84 years. His childhood was spent in Shanghai with a father who was a star of Beijing opera and a mother who doted on...

7. www.architecturaldigest.com › story › mr-chow-50-yearsMr. Chow—Iconic Restaurateur to the Stars—Looks Back on 50 ...

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   Feb 14, 2018 · When in February 1968 Michael Chow set aside his dream of becoming an artist to open a restaurant—he’d trained in painting at Central St. Martins before struggling for ten years to build a ...

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   Who was Michael Chow?

   • In the mid-sixties, brimming with new ideas and the need for a career change, Michael Chow, widely known as M, established his vision of bridging the East with the West through the cuisine of China in a participatory theatre of art, architecture, design and food.

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   What is Mr Chow 50 years?

   • In the new Mr Chow: 50 Years, a coffee table–memoir hybrid out March 6, M presents a collection of portraits, photographs, and reflections from his 50-year career as an icon of food, art, high society, and restaurant design. “The impact of the original Mr Chow restaurant cannot be understated,” writes Sir Terence Conran in the book’s foreword.

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   Where did Michael Chow go to school?

   • Chow attended a British boarding school when he was 12 and spent his adolescence in Europe, going onto study art and architecture at London’s Saint Martins. After little success as a painter in his twenties, he decided to embark on a career in hospitality. Andy Warhol, A portrait of Michael Chow, 1981. (via 1stdibs)

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   Why is Mr Chow so popular?

   • Mr Chow’s popularity as a venue for gallery celebrations quickly made it a hot spot for diverse creatives. A bonafide cultural institution, the restaurant’s success is largely owed to M’s clever and early crosspollination of food, art, and society.

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   Was Mr Chow 'going out to eat'?

   • It was not “going out to eat.” It was theater. There were the celebrities, of course: The first Mr Chow, in London’s Knightsbridge, which opened its doors on this date in 1968, was an instant star magnet, attracting the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

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   Who painted Mr Chow?

   • Peter Blake, Frisco and Lorenzo Wong and Wildman Mr Chow, 1966. © Peter Blake Famously responsible for M’s first portrait, Peter Blake was commissioned by Chow to make him a painting exploring racism. The artist depicted M in yellow-face, presiding over a Chinese and Italian wrestler on either side of him.

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9. www.whqr.org › 2023/11/13 › a-look-inside-the-worldA look inside the world of the real life Mr. Chow | WHQR

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   Nov 13, 2023 · NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Chow, also known as Mr. Chow, about his restaurant empire, his art, and his family history.