#328 Chop Suey City: A History of Chinese Food in New York
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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New York's First Chinese Restaurant
ruby fu wang opened her first restaurant in boston before she was 30 years old. A glamorous figure wrapped furs and strings of pearls, wong opened ruby fu's den as a heightened chinese restaurant experience. When open, the new york daily news declared it the best chinese eatery on the dan patrol. After theatre crowds rubbed shoulders with broadway and television stars. In ruby fos lush banquettes, the restaurant was a frequent hangout for gossip columnist walter wynchell,. The menu at ruby fues included a variety of chopped sues, chalmanes, chicken and bird nest soup, egg fu youngs fried rice, many different kinds
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