2016.037.025 Oral History Interview with Doron Wong 2015/10/30
Doron Wong grew up in Boston, Massachusetts in a traditional Cantonese family. Wong father emphasized the importance of understanding their familys cultural heritage during Wong childhood. His first experience in the restaurant world was a job at a local pizzeria when he was a teenager. During high school Wong experience working at an Asian fusion restaurant solidified his desire to pursue a career in the culinary world. Wong attended culinary school before moving to New York City and working under renowned chef David Burke. Continuing his culinary career abroad, he further refined his skills in various Hong Kong and Singapore kitchens. Wong began working with celebrity chef Susur Lee while in Singapore, developing his Chinese cooking skills and later assisting Susur Lee with his first NYC restaurant, Shang. Wong hopes his Yunnan and Cantonese cooking will help dispel stereotypes about Chinese food in America.

0:00 - Grew up in Boston, Massachusetts with a traditional Cantonese family, Father was born in the U.S. and moved back to China for education, Important to know where you come from, Boston Chinatown 在马萨诸塞州波士顿一个传统的粤语家庭中长大,父亲出生在美国,为了教育而回到中国,知道你来自哪里很重要,波士顿唐人街

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2:30 - Food cooked by mother, Braised chicken with sausage, Brought sandwiches to school, Answering phones at a local pizza place, First food career experience 妈妈做的食物,香肠炖鸡,带三明治去学校,在当地比萨店接电话,第一次餐饮职业体验

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7:56 - Worked at an Asian fusion restaurant, Culinary school, Moved to New York, Worked with David Burke, Decided to go to Hong Kong then Singapore, Worked with Cici Li, Learned Chinese cooking 曾在亚洲融合餐厅工作,烹饪学校,搬到纽约,与大卫伯克一起工作,决定先去香港,然后去新加坡,与李茜茜一起工作,学习中国烹饪

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11:33 - New York motivation, Learn cultures in different cities, Eastern verses Western cooking, Reset mind in Singapore, Team cooked at United Nations, Started cooking in Hotels 纽约的激励,学习不同城市的文化,东方与西方的烹饪对比,在新加坡重新思考,团队在联合国做饭,开始在酒店烹饪

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18:47 - Shang’s was Cici Li’s venture in New York City, Modern take on Asia cuisine, Cooking Chinese food is comforting, Cantonese and Yunnan food 尚氏是李西西在纽约的事业,现代亚洲美食,烹饪中餐令人欣慰,粤菜和云南菜

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25:38 - Restaurant called March, Chef cooked with Asian influence and Western technique, Inspiring trip to Spain, Comfort food bowl of rice and soy sauce, Chinese street food is the next big thing 名为“三月”的餐厅,主厨以亚洲风味和西方技术烹制美食,令人振奋的西班牙之旅,怀旧的一碗米饭和酱油,中国街头美食是下一件大事

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28:53 - Educating people about different types of Chinese food, A legacy, Chinese food stereotypes 教育人们不同类型的中国食物,一个遗产,中国食物的刻板印象

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