The article describes a dinner at Empress by Boon in San Francisco, highlighting the fusion of traditional Chinese customs with modern California influences during Lunar New Year. The author shares personal memories of their family's history with the restaurant's location, from their grandparents' gift shop to significant family celebrations held at the former Empress of China. This background enriches the dining experience and underscores the restaurant's cultural importance to the local Chinese American community.
My dining companion for this early evening dinner is Annie Wang, a Chinese American activist and baker. We marvel at the original wood pergola from the restaurant.
Just being in this building holds meaning for me. My grandparents owned a gift shop called Golden City in this very location in the 1950s and 1960s.
#lunar-new-year #chinese-american-culture #culinary-tradition #empress-by-boon #san-francisco-history
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