101 Asian Dishes You Need To Cook Before You Die: Discover A New World Of Flavors In Authentic Recipes

101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes

From the AuthorA Kid From LAI grew up in the great city of Los Angeles, which is a perfect melting pot! Within a 10-mile radius, there was ThaiTown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Boyle Heights, a Central American hood and little Phillipinotown. That meant I grewup eating these ethnic cuisines daily and had access to legendary institutions like Spago, Michael's and BorderGrill. LA has such a unique culinary landscape and it's a city I love to the marrow.My Chinese grandparents moved to Thailand, where my parents were born, and then my parents came to LA in1966. My grandmother was my first culinary teacher. I sat on the counter and watched her make dinner everynight. As I got older, we'd take the bus to LA's Chinatown, eat dim sum, buy groceries for the day, then come homeand cook. I saw thousands of dinners cooked in front of me and, eventually, I was able to help.I worked at my family's restaurants and markets. I got to see food in 360