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May 10, 2024 · In the 1950s and ’60s, quasi–Pacific Islander tiki bars took off in the mainland U.S., and in the mid-1960s, Los Angeles’s Kawafuku became the country’s first sushi restaurant.
In 1967, Chen starred in her own cooking show called Joyce Chen Cooks, on National Educational Television (NET), now the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). [24] Twenty-six episodes were filmed on the same set as The French Chef (featuring Julia Child) in the studios of WGBH in Boston. [25]
In particular, in 1966, the station worked with renowned cookbook author and Cambridge restaurateur Joyce Chen to develop a series on Chinese cooking. Eventually, 26 episodes of Joyce Chen Cooks were shot and aired between 1966 and 1967.
Aug 10, 2014 · Thanks to the generosity of WGBH's Open Vault, we are pleased to bring you links to 11 episodes of Joyce Chen Cooks. Filmed in 1966 and 1967, this groundbreaking national show was the first to feature an Asian star.
Apr 11, 2024 · Making history as one of the first non-Caucasians to host a cooking show, Chen’s program filmed 26 episodes and reached audiences throughout the U.S., U.K., and Australia. During the 1960s, the popular chef self-published her first cookbook after a publisher refused to include full-color images of her recipes.
May 18, 2022 · Joyce Chen, who filmed on the same set as Julia Child, invented a flat-bottom wok for American stoves, coined the term "Peking ravioli" and more.
Oct 15, 2014 · Chinese-American restaurateur Joyce Chen was one of five trailblazing chefs commemorated by a limited edition set of USPS Forever stamps this year, but top honors awarded to contemporary Asian...
