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In 1962, Chen published her influential cookbook, the Joyce Chen Cook Book. [4] Publishers had balked at her insistence on color pictures of food, so she had the book published privately at her own expense. She pre-sold over 6,000 copies of her book at her restaurants before the book was printed. [22]
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- Joyce Chen learned to cook from the family chef. The daughter of a wealthy railroad administrator and city executive, Joyce Chen had a privileged upbringing in pre-Communist China.
- She starred in a Chinese opera as a teen. Joyce Chen was a woman of many talents. Before leaving China, she sang the lead role in the opera White Snake in her late teen years.
- Joyce Chen cooked for Harvard heavyweights. The Chens settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Harvard and MIT. There they met many students from China who craved the cuisine from their home country.
- She self-published her first cookbook. By the early 1960s, Joyce Chen had garnered enough clout to write her first cookbook. Her publisher refused her demands to include full-color images of the recipes, pushing her to publish the book on her own dime.
My mother’s classic cookbook, “Joyce Chen Cook Book,” published in 1962, included recipes for foods around China, and a forward by Paul Dudley White, M.D. Dr. White was President Eisenhower’s heart surgeon and a strong proponent of healthy lower fat dishes with more vegetable than the norm at the time.
Jan 1, 1978 · Joyce Chen Cook Book. Paperback – January 1, 1978. It has been justly said that there are two great national schools of cooking: the French and the Chinese. In this unique book Mrs. Chen supplies the key to the world of Chinese cuisine. Exquisite, subtle, different recipes are here, but this book provides much more than that.
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Sep 16, 2022 · joyce chen cook book by joyce chen. Publication date 1962 Publisher j. b. lippincott company Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor
The Joyce Chen Small Eating Place (1967 - 1988) 302 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA. Joyce Chen Restaurant (1969 - 1974) A larger space at 500 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA. Joyce Chen Restaurant (1973 - 1998) 390 Rindge Avenue near Fresh Pond, Cambridge MA. Joyce Chen: pioneer of northern-style Chinese food, tv host, author, restaurateur ...
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Mar 1, 1978 · Joyce Chen, Paul Dudley White (Foreword) 4.50. 12 ratings0 reviews. It has been justly said that there are two great national schools of the French and the Chinese. In this unique book Mrs. Chen supplies the key to the world of Chinese cuisine. Exquisite, subtle, different recipes are here, but this book provides much more than that.
