Grace Zia Chu

Grace Zia Chu Biography

Grace Zia Chu (1899-1999) was an author of Chinese cookbooks and a landmark figure in American Chinese culinary world. Chu introduced generations of Americans to Chinese cooking.

Personal life

Grace Zia Chu was born in Shanghai in 1899. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1924.

Notable works

The New York Times called her 1962 cookbook The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking. Chu authored Madame Chu's Chinese Cooking School in 1975, a detailed cookbook from the beginner to an advanced cook.

Grace Zia Chu was named Grande Dame of Les Dames d'Escoffier, New York Chapter in 1984.

Grace Zia Chu

Grace Zia Chu Biography

Personal life

Notable works

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