Grace Zia Chu
Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) was an author of Chinese cookbooks and a landmark figure in American Chinese culinary world. Chu introduced generations of Americans to Chinese cooking.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
Grace Zia Chu was born in Shanghai in 1899. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1924.
Notable works
The New York Times called her 1962 cookbook The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking. Chu authored Madame Chu's Chinese Cooking School in 1975, a detailed cookbook from the beginner to an advanced cook.
Grace Zia Chu was named Grande Dame of Les Dames d'Escoffier, New York Chapter in 1984.
See also
References
- ↑ [New York Times:Grace Zia Chu, 99, Guide to Chinese Cooking]
- ↑ Harvard University Library:Chu, Grace Zia, papers of Grace Zia Chu
- ↑ Grace Chu: An Editor's Tribute
- ↑ New York Times:FOOD: The Lives They Lived: Grace Zia Chu, b. 1900; West Meets East
External links
- Papers of Grace Zia Chu, 1941-1986. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
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