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Welcome to graceyoung.com, devoted to my cookbooks, The Breath of a Wok and The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen. February 7, 2008 marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat, 4706, on the lunar calendar. Let me wish all of you who have come to this site a very Happy and Auspicious New Year. I hope the coming year will bless you and your family with good fortune, longevity and happiness!

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The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore, by Grace Young and Alan Richardson, (Simon & Schuster) won the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) International Cookbook Award and the Jane Grigson Cookbook Award for distinguished scholarship. It also won the World Food Media Awards' Best Food Book in Australia.

In conjunction with the publication, an exhibition called Wok Hay: The Breath of a Wok opened on September 13, 2004 at the Asian/Pacific/American Studies Gallery at New York University. The exhibit traveled to The Portland Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, OR February 10, 2005.

You can read and listen to more about The Breath of a Wok in featured pieces in The New York Timesand All Things Considered.

The Breath of a Wok will bring to you a new appreciation of Chinese culinary history, one which very much has its roots in the humble yet rugged wok. Grace takes us on an unforgettable journey back to the homeland, traveling throughout China's provinces to learn about this ancient culinary tool through personal stories, interviews, and of course recipes. All are accompanied by the phenomenal photography of Alan Richardson. This goes way beyond the scope of any traditional cookbook and will captivate cooks and non-cooks alike! 
--- Ming Tsai, author of Simply Ming

 

The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen won the 2000 IACP (international Association of Culinary Professionals) International Cookbook Award. It was also a James Beard finalist for best International cookbook.

Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, has called The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, "A cookbook of family secrets that the Kitchen God's Wife would have been proud to write for her daughter."

 






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