A small immigrant-owned business has grown to become an acclaimed New York City hotspot for Chinese food – and it is all thanks to a visit from the late food critic and chef Anthony Bourdain.
While there have been dozens of tributes to the beloved Food Network star, one Facebook post from Xi’an Famous Foods is particularly noteworthy. The post, which was written by the restaurant’s CEO Jason Wang, explains how the business’s success is largely due to a visit from Bourdain in 2007.
Wang’s family had been living in a one-bedroom apartment in Flushing, New York while they ran a basement food stall at the Golden Shopping Mall. Their business had been struggling – until Bourdain visited the food stall for his show “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel.
Wang says that in preparation for Bourdain’s visit, his father had prepared a bunch of off-the-menu dishes to impress the culinary star – and it worked. After the episode aired, their business was booming.
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