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This event is in the past.It took place on April 14, 2026 at China Institute of America.

Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting with Yan Geling and Chiang Ching 1
Literature Talk
Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting with Yan Geling and Chiang Ching 2
Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting with Yan Geling and Chiang Ching 3

Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting with Yan Geling and Chiang Ching

Battery Park City

Spend an evening with two of China's most celebrated writers as they explore how cooking became an act of emotional survival during the pandemic. Yan Geling and Chiang Ching discuss her new memoir, share stories of resilience through food, and serve the very dishes that sustained them: Curried Zucchini Empanadas and Fried Fish and Ham Toast.

intimate author talk
Chinese literary culture
food as memoir
pandemic resilience stories

Tips

📖book signing follows the talk
🍴taste dishes the authors actually cooked during lockdown
📸features photography by co-author Yanan

China Institute of America

100 Washington St, New York, NY 10006, USA

$10-$20

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