
Introducing authentic Chinese dishes by incorporating them into a restaurant buffet, which she initiated to increase business on slow week nights.Coining the term Peking Raviolis or Ravs for potstickers in the Boston area (The term is now used around the globe.).In 1958, introducing Chinese Dumplings at her first restaurant, the "Joyce Chen Restaurant".


It’s my pleasure to share with you highlights of my mother’s remarkable career. My mother, who died in 1994, is well known for her accomplishments as a chef, restaurant owner, businesswoman, and patenting and marketing the flat bottom wok with a handle. I am thankful to the New-York Historical Society, which has included my mother in its exhibit (Septemto April 19, 2015), "Chinese Americans: Exclusion/Inclusion." Cambridge MA's mayor David Maher, and postmaster Katherine Lydon held another reception to honor Cantabrigians* Joyce Chen and Julia Child on October 29, 2014. The stamps were unveiled at an event in Chicago on September 26, 2014. From her landmark restaurant in the Boston area to her cookbooks and trailblazing PBS television show, Chen invited newcomers to sample unfamiliar dishes in ways that firmly established Chinese cuisine in the United States.”
#Chef chen translation series#
Released on September 26, 2014, this series commemorates five chefs who revolutionized cuisine in the United States - Joyce Chen, Julia Child, James Beard, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombari.Īccording to the USPS, “Joyce Chen is one of America’s greatest popularizers of Chinese food. It is with immense pride that I share with you the news that Postal Service has honored the legacy of my mother, Joyce Chen, by including her in its Celebrity Chef Forever stamp series.

by Stephen Chen, president of Joyce Chen Foods
