Andrew Coe
Food writer and culinary historian known for writing about Chinese food in America; author of Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States and co-author of A Square Meal.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 45min
Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese Food
Andrew Coe, food writer and culinary historian known for chronicling Chinese food in America, traces how Chinese restaurants became woven into Jewish life. He maps the Lower East Side origins, holiday rituals like Christmas dining, suburban Sunday-night takeout, kosher adaptations, changing regional cuisines, and cultural meanings across a century.
