Sylvia Wu | |
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| Born | Cheng Ching-yü (鄭鏡宇) October 24, 1915 |
| Died | September 29, 2022 (aged 106) |
| Education | Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Restaurateur, philanthropist, cookbook writer |
| Spouse | King Yan Wu (d. 2011) |
| Children | 3; including George H. Wu |
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍鄭鏡宇 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伍郑镜宇 | ||||||||||||||
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Sylvia Wu (née Cheng; Chinese: 伍鄭鏡宇;[1] October 24, 1915 – September 29, 2022) was a Chinese-American restaurateur, philanthropist, and cookbook writer. She ran Madame Wu's Garden on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles from 1959 to 1998. She later briefly opened Madame Wu's Asian Bistro & Sushi. She wrote Madame Wu's Art of Chinese Cooking in 1973.
- ^ 「伍夫人花園餐廳創辦人 106歲仙逝」 《世界日報》 [World Journal.] October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.