Chop Chop

Author : Simon Wroe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698136410

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Kirkus Review “Arch comedy . . . Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain.” An outrageously funny and original debut set in the fast-paced and treacherous world of a restaurant kitchen Fresh out of university with big dreams, our narrator is determined to escape his past and lead the literary life in London. But soon he is two months behind on rent and forced to take a menial job in the kitchen of The Swan, a gastro-pub with haute cuisine aspirations. Mockingly called “Monocle” by his co-workers for a useless English lit degree, he is thrust into a brutal, chaotic world full of motley characters. There’s the lovably dim pastry chef Dibden; combative Ramilov, who spends a fair bit of time locked in the walk-in fridge for pissing people off; Racist Dave, about whom the less said the better; Camp Charles, the officious head waiter; and Harmony, the only woman in a workplace of raunchy, immature, angry, drug-fueled men. Worst of all is the head chef, Bob, who runs the kitchen with an iron fist and an alarming taste for cruelty. But Monocle’s past is never far away and soon an altogether darker tale unfolds. As the chefs’ dreams of overthrowing Bob become a reality, Monocle’s dead-beat father shows up at his door, asking for help. With The Swan struggling to stay afloat and Monocle’s father dredging up lingering questions from an unhappy childhood, Chop Chop accelerates toward its blackly hilarious, thrilling, and ruthless conclusion.

Author : L. N. Cronk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 098200270X

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Chop, Chop by L. N. Cronk Pdf

"Honorable mention 2008 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Ann Hui
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771622233

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Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui Pdf

In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have been included—her parents had run their own Chinese restaurant, The Legion Cafe, before she was born. This discovery, and the realization that there was so much of her own history she didn’t yet know, set her on a time-sensitive mission: to understand how, after generations living in a poverty-stricken area of Guangdong, China, her family had somehow wound up in Canada. Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurantsweaves together Hui’s own family history—from her grandfather’s decision to leave behind a wife and newborn son for a new life, to her father’s path from cooking in rural China to running some of the largest “Western” kitchens in Vancouver, to the unravelling of a closely guarded family secret—with the stories of dozens of Chinese restaurant owners from coast to coast. Along her trip, she meets a Chinese-restaurant owner/small-town mayor, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in a Thunder Bay curling rink, and the woman who runs a restaurant alone, 365 days a year, on the very remote Fogo Island. Hui also explores the fascinating history behind “chop suey” cuisine, detailing the invention of classics like “ginger beef” and “Newfoundland chow mein,” and other uniquely Canadian fare like the “Chinese pierogies” of Alberta. Hui, who grew up in authenticity-obsessed Vancouver, begins her journey with a somewhat disparaging view of small-town “fake Chinese” food. But by the end, she comes to appreciate the essentially Chinese values that drive these restaurants—perseverance, entrepreneurialism and deep love for family. Using her own family’s story as a touchstone, she explores the importance of these restaurants in the country’s history and makes the case for why chop suey cuisine should be recognized as quintessentially Canadian.

Author : Sally Sampson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781451685893

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ChopChop by Sally Sampson Pdf

Winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award in the Children/Youth/Family category, ChopChop offers simple, healthy, and delicious dishes for children and parents to make together. Cooking at home helps kids stay healthy, builds family relationships, and teaches math, science, and cultural and financial literacy. That’s why ChopChop is your family’s best friend—and it’s jam-packed with kitchen basics, ingenious tips, and meals that taste great and are fun to make. Every recipe has been approved by the Academy of American Pediatrics and by real kids cooking at home. These dishes are nutritious, ethnically diverse, inexpensive, and a joy to prepare. From French toast to fajitas, and from burgers to brownies, ChopChop entertains and inspires cooks of all ages.

Author : Joshua Medcalf
Publisher : Lulu Publishing Services
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 1483441784

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Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf Pdf

Guided by "Akira-sensei," John comes to realize the greatest adversity on his journey will be the challenge of defeating the man in the mirror. This powerful story of one boy's journey to achieve his life long goal of becoming a samurai warrior, brings the Train to be CLUTCH curriculum to life in a powerful and memorable way. Some things you will learn... -No matter how it feels, you are always building your own house. -How and why you must surrender to the outcome in order to be at your best. -Why you never want to have your identity wrapped up in what you do. -Why your strength lies in faithfulness to the little things. -How to develop a heart posture of gratitude. -How to use the biggest challenges as a training ground for greatness. -Why the process is more important than the goal. -Why comparison is the thief of all joy. -How to develop a growth mindset. -Why talent is more of a curse than a blessing. "So many valuable stories and lessons!" -Nick Ahmed, Arizona Diamondbacks

Author : Dorthe Nors
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782274339

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Karate Chop by Dorthe Nors Pdf

Beautiful, emotionally resonant and achingly contemporary stories from the Man Booker International Prize Shortlisted author In these glittering tales, Dorthe Nors sketches ordinary lives taking unexpected turns: a walk amongst the herons in Copenhagen inspires depraved thoughts; a woman in an abusive relationship searches for explanations; a man Googles female serial killers while his girlfriend sleeps; a daughter watches silently as her mother succumbs to madness. Blending compassion with dark delight, Nors conjures up fresh moments of isolation and frail beauty with each cautionary glance. Dorthe Nors was born in 1970 and studied literature at the University of Aarhus. She is one of the most original voices in contemporary Danish literature. Her short stories have appeared in numerous international periodicals including The Boston Review and Harpers, and she is the first Danish writer ever to have a story published in the New Yorker. Nors has published four novels so far, including Mirror, Shoulder, Signal - shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize - and a novella Minna Needs Rehearsal Space, also published by Pushkin Press. Karate Chop won the prestigious P. O. Enquist Literary Prize in 2014. She lives in rural Jutland, Denmark.

Author : Louis Phillips
Publisher : World Audience Inc
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781530003150

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Rowing to the Silly Islands by Louis Phillips Pdf

Louis Phillips, a widely published poet, playwright, and short story writer, has written some 50 books for children and adults. Among his published works are: five collections of short stories – A DREAM OF COUNTRIES WHERE NO ONE DARE LIVE (SMU Press), THE BUS TO THE MOON (Fort Schuyler Press), and THE WOMAN WHO WROTE KING LEAR AND OTHER STORIES (Pleasure Boat Studio), FIREWORKS IN SOME PARTICULARS (Fort Schuyler Press), and MUST I WEEP FOR THE DANCING BEAR (Pleasure Boat Studio). HOT CORNER, a collection of his baseball writings, and R.I. P. (a sequence of poems about Rip Van Winkle) from Livingston Press; THE ENVOI MESSAGES, and THE LAST OF THE MARX BROTHERS’ WRITERS, full-length plays, (Broadway Play Publishers). His books for children include: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (Prentice Hall & Camelot Books), THE MILLION DOLLAR POTATO (Simon and Schuster), and HOW TO WRESTLE AN ALLIGATOR (Avon). His sequence of poems – The Time, The Hour, The Solitariness of the Place –was the co-winner in the Swallow’s Tale Press competition (1984). Among his published books of poems are: THE KRAZY KAT RAG (Light Reprint Press), BULKINGTON (Hollow Spring Press), THE TIME, THE HOUR, THE TIME, THE HOUR, THE SOLITARINESS OF THE PLACE (Swallow’s Tale Press), CELEBRATIONS & BEWILDERMENTS (Fragments Press). He edited BEST LOVED POEMS (Random House) and THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSE. Other books include: GERTRUDE STEIN IN DAYTON & OTHER PLAYS; AMERICAN ELEGIES, and LATE NIGHT IN THE RAIN FOREST (World Audience Publishers) He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Author : Houghton Mifflin Company,Webster
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 1542 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0395962145

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Webster's II New College Dictionary by Houghton Mifflin Company,Webster Pdf

Newly revised and updated, "Webster's II New College Dictionary" contains more than 200,000 definitions, including scientific, technology, and computer terms. 400 line drawings.

Author : Yong Chen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231538169

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Chop Suey, USA by Yong Chen Pdf

American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consumed cuisine in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popular ethnic cuisine. Chop Suey, USA offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise of Chinese food, revealing the forces that made it ubiquitous in the American gastronomic landscape and turned the country into an empire of consumption. Engineered by a politically disenfranchised, numerically small, and economically exploited group, Chinese food's tour de America is an epic story of global cultural encounter. It reflects not only changes in taste but also a growing appetite for a more leisurely lifestyle. Americans fell in love with Chinese food not because of its gastronomic excellence but because of its affordability and convenience, which is why they preferred the quick and simple dishes of China while shunning its haute cuisine. Epitomized by chop suey, American Chinese food was a forerunner of McDonald's, democratizing the once-exclusive dining-out experience for such groups as marginalized Anglos, African Americans, and Jews. The rise of Chinese food is also a classic American story of immigrant entrepreneurship and perseverance. Barred from many occupations, Chinese Americans successfully turned Chinese food from a despised cuisine into a dominant force in the restaurant market, creating a critical lifeline for their community. Chinese American restaurant workers developed the concept of the open kitchen and popularized the practice of home delivery. They streamlined certain Chinese dishes, such as chop suey and egg foo young, turning them into nationally recognized brand names.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : EDCON Publishing Group
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0848100735

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Reading Step by Step by Anonim Pdf

Author : Katherine Ledford,Theresa Lloyd,Rebecca Stephens
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780813178813

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Writing Appalachia by Katherine Ledford,Theresa Lloyd,Rebecca Stephens Pdf

Despite the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Appalachia, the region has nurtured and inspired some of the nation's finest writers. Featuring dozens of authors born into or adopted by the region over the past two centuries, Writing Appalachia showcases for the first time the nuances and contradictions that place Appalachia at the heart of American history. This comprehensive anthology covers an exceedingly diverse range of subjects, genres, and time periods, beginning with early Native American oral traditions and concluding with twenty-first-century writers such as Wendell Berry, bell hooks, Silas House, Barbara Kingsolver, and Frank X Walker. Slave narratives, local color writing, folklore, work songs, modernist prose -- each piece explores unique Appalachian struggles, questions, and values. The collection also celebrates the significant contributions of women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community to the region's history and culture. Alongside Southern and Central Appalachian voices, the anthology features northern authors and selections that reflect the urban characteristics of the region. As one text gives way to the next, a more complete picture of Appalachia emerges -- a landscape of contrasting visions and possibilities.

Author : Cathy Blue
Publisher : Tulay Aslan
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9786057104106

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Last Thoughts Before The Exit by Cathy Blue Pdf

Has not the time come to talk about the 'ugly' truths? Abuses, violence, mental health, suicide, death...Why all have to be a taboo when watching porn to cure our boredom is considered normal? Will you turn blind eye and run away or will you try to show some empathy and mercy? We are all scarred, different scars yet the pain is the universal language we speak. Do you have the courage to listen? Last thoughts before the exit, You may wanna take another route, Ignore all the ‘’ugly truths’’ of life. Is your blinker on? Can you look to the side While someone hurts/rapes/kills Your sister/mother/brother/father? Delusional and ignorant we all are, Thinking because we are secretly hoping It won’t happen to someone We know by our hearts. Does it matter? If we know the name? Should it matter? Why can’t we speak out and stand out For someone we don’t know? I will not be deaf, muted, blind. I will write all these ugly truths out. I will hope to make a difference, If anything, at least it will Be healing. You are not alone, We are not alone, We were never alone, The world is covered With all of us. We are all around. Open your heart, Open your mind, You are not alone, I am you, You are me. I love you.

Author : James Norman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258096250

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Murder, Chop Chop by James Norman Pdf

Author : Sheng-mei Ma
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824862275

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East-West Montage by Sheng-mei Ma Pdf

"East-West Montage possesses a unique vision that promises to push discussions of globalization, cultural production, ethnic identity, and bodily metaphors in powerful new directions. Ma is to be praised for his sound scholarship and innovative interpretations. Indeed where others specialize in either the collection of details or the unpacking of text, Ma weaves a strong analytic exegesis rooted in thorough research." —Richard King, Washington State University Approximately twelve hours’ difference lies between New York and Beijing: The West and the East are, literally, night and day apart. Yet East-West Montage crosscuts the two in the manner of adjacent filmic shots to accentuate their montage-like complementarity. It examines the intersection between East and West—the Asian diaspora (or more specifically Asian bodies in diaspora) and the cultural expressions by and about people of Asian descent on both sides of the Pacific. Following the introduction "Establishing Shots," the book is divided into seven intercuts, which in turn subdivide into dialectically paired chapters focusing on specific body parts or attributes. The range of material examined is broad and rich: the iconography of the opium den in film noir, the writings of Asian American novelists, the swordplay and kung fu film, Japanese anime, the "Korean Wave" (including soap operas like Winter Sonata and the cult thriller Oldboy), Rogers and Hammerstein’s Orientalist musicals, the comic Blackhawk, the superstar status of the Dalai Lama, and the demise of Hmong refugees and Chinese retirees in the U.S. Highly original and immensely readable,East-West Montage will appeal to many working in a range of disciplines, including Asian studies, Asian American studies, cultural studies, ethnic studies, film studies, popular culture, and literary criticism.

Author : CM Thompson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504093675

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What Lies in the Dark by CM Thompson Pdf

Suspicion and paranoia engulf a community while a police detective hunts for a serial killer. One murder can make a town nervous. Two brings fear. Add three, four, or even more, and neighbors will start to turn on one another . . . Victoria Bullrush is a stickler for rules and tries to maintain a faultless investigation. But with each grisly killing, the urgency grows greater, and it soon becomes impossible to ignore the public’s growing anger . . . Who is behind the killings? And why are they targeting this community? What Lies in the Dark is a breathtaking debut crime thriller.