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The Mandarin
Chinese restaurant · Menlo Park ·
I Never Thought of Cecilia Chiang as an Icon. She Was Just My Best Friend. | Bon Appétit
"Opened by Cecilia Chiang, this pioneering restaurant introduced Americans to elegant, non–chop-suey Chinese cooking, showcasing home-style and banquet dishes such as beggar’s chicken and minced squab in lettuce cups; it took the risk of elevating Chinese cuisine for American diners and changed how many people perceived Chinese food." - ByBelinda Leong, as told to Elyse Inamine
