-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> House of Yee had only one menu. And apparently none of the kitchen
 DD> staff had any English - or, perhaps the communications I heard in
 DD> Chinese were to prevent misunderstandings.  Bv)=

 SD> That could very much be the case.  At most of the Chinese places here,
 SD> Mexicans man the kitchen while the Chinese man the front end of the
 SD> restaurant.  The food's still good.

Lotsa Taco Benders in all sorts of kitchens. My fried Isidro "Ramone"
Valadaz came to Chicago from Mexico and spoke Greek before he learned
English as he worked in a Greek restaurant. He and his American wife,
Lisa ran one of my favourite restaurants here before he took a corporate 
management position with P. F. Chang's. 

My local Truck Stop cafe is owned by Greek/Macedonian ex-pats but their
kitchen staff is all Mexicans. I overhear discussions in three (or more)
languages.  Bv)=

 DD> For decades the best Chinese in my town was at a place called "Golden
 DD> Dragon", run by a Korean couple. Their Korean dishes were pretty decent
 DD> as well. Then father took sick and died so the place was closed. I have
 DD> an unusual yardstick for rating Chinese restauirants. Hot & Sour Soup.
 DD> If that is good then the rest of the menu will likely be good as well.
 DD> If it's dreck - so will be the food. That yardstick seems to work very
 DD> well for me.

 SD> It's sad when a good eatery has to close but it's understandable.

 SD> I honestly don't have much experience in rating food but there is a
 SD> little hole-in-the-wall Chinest takeout place across town from me
 SD> called "China House", run by two Chinese ex-pat brothers, that has
 SD> amazingly good food for the price, often supassing the much-pricier
 SD> Asian eateries in town.

Yuo do as I do then. Vote with your wallet. In my town a fooderie has to
be "on Their Game" or they don't last long. There are just so many other
choices. The economy weeds out the baddies.

 SD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 SD>       Title: Orange-Sauced Chicken Stir-Fry
 SD>  Categories: Diabetic, Main dish, Poultry, Vegetables, Rice
 SD>       Yield: 4 Servings

This is one of my favourite orange/chicken dishes. It also, thanks be,
cuts down easily.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Orange Chicken w/Bacon
 Categories: Poultry, Pork, Citrus, Marinades
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      8    Skin on chicken breast
           - halves
           +=OR=+
      8    Boned, skin on thighs
     16 sl Bacon

MMMMM--------------------------MARINADE-------------------------------
      1 lg Fine chopped onion
    1/4 c  Fresh orange juice
    1/3 c  Calvert's Cedar Street
           - Mustard *
      3 cl Garlic; pressed
      3 tb Soy sauce
      3 tb White vinegar
           Grated rind of 1 orange
 
  Marinate chicken overnight.
  
  Wrap two slices of bacon around each chicken piece and
  secure with a toothpick. Grill over medium hot coals
  for approximately 35 minutes or until moist but firm.
  
  Chicken can also be baked in the oven at 375§F/190§C
  for 40 minutes.
  
  * I have substituted both Silver Springs and Woeber's
  Dill Mustard for the Left Coast only Calvert's Cedar
  Street.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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