Fortune Cookie Chronicles
Last month I read Jennifer 8. Lee's Fortune Cookie Chronicles
http://zalena.livejournal.com/1016990.html
This month da_lj read it and responded in kind:
http://da-lj.livejournal.com/345882.html?view=1594138
He does a much better overview of the material than I do in my post and has some interesting points, the most interesting being the question of 'open-source food' where Chinese food in America has managed to create a diaspora of restaurants more numerous than fast food franchises, independently owned, and yet, still some how homogenous.
Daniel comments, "the networks of communication (and travel) meaning the restauranteurs cooperate and share the successful strategies, making for just as much intelligence as the top-down franchises... It makes sense, but I want to see more research into this, as well!" (jofish22 this question made me think of you!)
He also asks why (American) Chinese food is so much cheaper than other 'ethnic' counterparts, including Italian and Indian.
I haven't checked to see if any of my local Chinese restaurants are open for Easter... but I definitely plan to hang out with the heathens this year. Any heathens out there?
http://zalena.livejournal.com/1016990.html
This month da_lj read it and responded in kind:
http://da-lj.livejournal.com/345882.html?view=1594138
He does a much better overview of the material than I do in my post and has some interesting points, the most interesting being the question of 'open-source food' where Chinese food in America has managed to create a diaspora of restaurants more numerous than fast food franchises, independently owned, and yet, still some how homogenous.
Daniel comments, "the networks of communication (and travel) meaning the restauranteurs cooperate and share the successful strategies, making for just as much intelligence as the top-down franchises... It makes sense, but I want to see more research into this, as well!" (jofish22 this question made me think of you!)
He also asks why (American) Chinese food is so much cheaper than other 'ethnic' counterparts, including Italian and Indian.
I haven't checked to see if any of my local Chinese restaurants are open for Easter... but I definitely plan to hang out with the heathens this year. Any heathens out there?