Chinese Cooking for American Kitchens by Calvin Lee of Lee's Restaurant - NYC's Chinatown circa 1958 polynesian His children joined in the

His children joined in the family business when they came of age

In addition to recipes

Breakfast for the Birds was popular throughout the 20th century

5" inches (length) x 10" inches (width)

These vintage French cotton napkins came from the private collection of a European linen lover

Chinese Cooking for American Kitchens by Calvin Lee of Lee's Restaurant - NYC's Chinatown circa 1958 polynesian His children joined in theFounded in 1892, this cookbook shares the recipes of Lee's Restaurant, New York City's oldest family run restaurant in Chinatown {HISTORY} If you lived in New York City during the early to mid 1960s you might have been familiar with Lee's Restaurant on the corner of Mott and Pell Streets in Chinatown. Reputed to be the oldest Chinese restaurant in NYC, first opened in 1892 by Hong Lee, it was continuously run by generations of the Lee family until it