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Joyce Chen helped elevate what Chinese food was about. She didn't dumb it down. — Ming Tsai

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Julia Carpenter
Oct 05, 2020
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Joyce Chen helped elevate what Chinese food was about. She didn't dumb it down. — Ming Tsai

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In 1957, a tray of egg rolls forever changed Joyce’s life, transforming her from a gourmet-loving housewife into a domestic goddess beloved by home chefs everywhere.

After her family fled China in the midst the Chinese Communist Revolution, J…

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