Min Jin Lee

Food & Wine

I was fortunate enough to eat at the sublime Ryugin restaurant in Tokyo, and my essay of the delicious experience appears in the September issue of FOOD & WINE.

“Six days a week, my parents sold Mexican silver earrings to street peddlers for $1.50 at their cramped wholesale jewelry store in Manhattan. Every night, my mother rushed home to Queens to fix delicious Korean suppers from the meat and produce on sale at the Elmhurst Key Food supermarket. Then, in 1981, about five years after we immigrated, my father decided that knowing how to butter bread properly should be as much a part of his children’s education as algebra and spelling. He allowed me, a precocious 12-year-old, to select one fancy restaurant to study each year. On the appointed day, the Lee family would waltz into the likes of Lutèce or Le Cirque.”

For more, the link follows: Food & Wine Magazine

Okay if I knew how to make smileys I would make six--beyond five stars!  Not only is your book one of the best books I have ever read (truly,) but also, I LOVE this article for Food and Wine!  SO happy to have experienced this fabulous restaurant with you--and thrilled to join you for many more meals, etc!  I LOVE what your dad did with you kids---my son has encouraged us to do this with him --but I’ll have to add the “education” piece--I just think he cons us into eating great food!

So proud to know you!!

Deva

Min Jin Unnie~~ I loved your review~ especially the part about “delicious korean suppers from the meat and produce on sale” that sounds like my mom.(hehe)I’m already waiting for your next book!!! My friends and I all read your book (FFFM) in three days!! If you do another book tour we will definately be there! Please come to the States soon~~ we would love to see you speak in person. Hope you are doing well in Japan!! Thanks for the restaraunt recommendation=))

Hello Min Jin,
I was so pleasantly surprised to see your article in the latest Food & Wine magazine. I met you at the book signing held at the Books Inc. in San Francisco earlier this year. I was thrilled that one of my favorite writers shares my interest in good food!
I’m very much looking forward to your next novel and hopefully another book signing in San Francisco!
Laura

Min Jin Unnie~~ I loved your review~ especially the part about “delicious korean suppers from the meat and produce on sale” that sounds like my mom.(hehe)I’m already waiting for your next book!!! My friends and I all read your book (FFFM) in three days!!

Love the review and information! As with the above post, I’m definitely waiting for the next book to come out as well!

Dennis
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This is a very nice review..very interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

Moran
Roof Restoration

Are there any restaurants you could recommend to me?
By the way, nice review, love it!

Central Heating

A very interesting review indeed. I do am looking forward to reading your next posts.

Thanks for sharing!

Chauffeur

How can I avail of your magazine? Love your review. Thanks

Truck Rack

Love the review and information!