Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
She tracked down writers of fortune cookies, figured out why Chinese food take-out containers are different on the East Coast vs. the West Coast, and even got to the bottom of a DC-based kosher Peking Duck scandal. Meet New York Times reporter Jennifer 8 Lee, who grew up speaking fluent Mandarin with her immigrant parents and decided to explore Americans’ love affair with Chinese food.
Guests
- Jennifer 8 Lee Reporter, The New York Times; and author, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventrues in the world of Chinese Food" (Twelve Pub.)
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