Irene Kuo

Irene Kuo
Born
Yuan, Irene Hsingnee

June 12, 1919
Shanghai, Republic of China
DiedJuly 19, 1993 (1993-07-20) (aged 74)
Glendale, California, US
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, US
NationalityChinese, American
EducationBarnard College
Occupation(s)Businessperson, Educator

Irene Kuo, née Irene Hsingnee Yuan, (June 12, 1919 – July 19, 1993) was the author of The Key to Chinese Cooking and an influential popularizer of Chinese cuisine in the United States and the West during the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Her appearances on American talk-shows such as Johnny Carson's and Joan Rivers', as well as her successful restaurants, were instrumental in her popularization and education efforts.[2]

  1. ^ Hsu, Hua (2015-11-23). "Chinese Food and the Joy of Inauthentic Cooking". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ Sen, Mayukh (2017-03-16). "How America Lost 'The Key to Chinese Cooking'". FOOD52.