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Lucky Chow

To Chinatown, with Love

Season 5 Episode 502 | 26m 46s

We meet leaders of the grassroots food community advocating for change while preserving the soul of Chinatown. Writer Grace Young takes us on a tour of the oldest restaurants in Manhattan’s changing Chinatown, where Mei Lum (Wing on Wo) evolves her family’s heritage business, and chefs Helen Nguyen (Saigon Social) and Winston Chiu (Feed Forward) are feeding local residents in need.

Aired: 10/31/22 | Expires: 10/31/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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