Jan 02 2020 100 mins 147
UNLOCKED! We're joined live in NYC by Mike Hanford (The Birthday Boys, The Sloppy Boys) and Paul Rust (Netflix's Love, Don’t Stop or We’ll Die) to review a family owned chain serving western Chinese cuisine: Xi'an Famous Foods. Plus, a live edition of the Snack Stack. Recorded live at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on September 6, 2019. Sources for this week's intro include: The Phenomenon Of Xi'an Famous Foods In New York City by Heng Shao https://www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2013/07/30/restaurant-chain-brings-xian-flavors-to-new-york-city/#1687580c33e6 Boom Brands: Xi’an Famous Foods by Alex Yablon http://nymag.com/news/business/boom-brands/xian-famous-foods-2013-10/ Based on an Old Family Recipe by Steven Stern https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/dining/based-on-an-old-family-recipe.html?_r=0 Silk Road, North China - Ancient Trackway in China by C. Michael Hogan https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18006 A taste of Xi’an in North London from Fuscia Dunlop http://www.fuchsiadunlop.com/a-taste-of-xian-in-north-london/ Let the Meals Begin: Finding Beijing in Flushing by Julia Moskin https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/dining/30flushing.html?pagewanted=2&mtrref=undefined&gwh=157DEE7A05CCBCC19E8D98779294BCE5&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL Xi’an Corporate Website https://www.xianfoods.com/#about-section
