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Steeped in History
FromThe Distance
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nom Wah Tea Parlor is New York Chinatown's oldest dim sum restaurant. For decades, it served Cantonese dumplings and rolls in the traditional way, from trolleys pushed around the restaurant. When Wilson Tang took over Nom Wah in 2011, he switched from trolleys to menus with pictures and started serving dim sum through dinner. He also opened new locations that broadened Nom Wah's repertoire beyond dim sum. These were big changes for a restaurant that opened in 1920, but Wilson saw them as measures to secure Nom Wah's future for its next century in business.
Released:
May 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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