https://www.scmp.com/rss/330377/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This is a review of Lillian Li’s debut novel “Number One Chinese Restaurant.” To the people of Rockville, Maryland, the Beijing Duck House is a community institution, but for Jimmy Han, it’s a prison. Inherited from his deceased father, the restaurant includes the secret recipe for perfectly crackly roast duck, an ensemble of loyal waitstaff and heavy debts, both financial and personal. It’s also the only thing standing in the way of Jimmy’s own aspirations to open his own place, one that’s less... https://www.scmp.com/identity/trapped-tradition-number-one-chinese-restaurant/article/3000152?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/trapped-tradition-number-one-chinese-restaurant/article/3000152?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:46:08 +0000