Anyone who has ever appreciated the good-natured hustle and bustle of a family-owned restaurant will instantly recognize the charm of Number One Chinese Restaurant. The novel, from debut author ...

Number One Chinese Restaurant centers on the Duck House’s owner, Jimmy, the son of proud immigrants who hopes to ditch the business he inherited. His ambitions throw those in his orbit into chaos — ...

With echoes of Stewart O’Nan’s Last Night at the Lobster, Li’s insightful debut takes readers behind the scenes of a Chinese restaurant, the Beijing Duck House, in Rockville, Md. Jimmy Han, son of the ...

If you’ve worked in a restaurant you know the “family meal” tradition, a preservice gathering for staff, where waiters fill up and learn the specials ahead of a long shift. The truism of workers as ...

Lillian Li understands the appeal of a busy restaurant — the overheated kitchen inflaming tension, the cramped dining room cornering patrons into squabbles. From the first scene, a performance of ...