JUDy’s BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Below are Judy’s highly recommended books. Please note that some of the links on this page are linked to Amazon. If you choose to purchase any of these products through these links, we may earn a little commission.

One of Judy's highly recommended books, titled 'Mister Jiu's in Chinatown' featuring various Asian dishes and ingredients, including vegetables, meats, and sauces
One of Judy's highly recommended books, 'The Hakka Cookbook' featuring various traditional Hakka recipes.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, Chinatown Pretty, featuring on the front cover a joyful elderly Asian woman with gray hair styled in a bob, wearing a purple and black floral jacket, standing outdoors on a street with blurred background.
Book cover titled "The Concubine's Children" by Denise Chong, featuring black and white photographs of children, including two young girls and a baby, with a red background and a subtitle about a Chinese family living on two sides of the globe.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, 'The Jade Peony' by Wayson Choy featuring a ceramic plate with pink blossoms and green foliage

The Jade Peony

by Wayson Choy

One of Judy's highly recommended books, "Have You Eaten Yet? Stories from Chinese Restaurants around the World" by Cheuk Kwan, read by Brian Nishii, with a red, white, and blue abstract background featuring illustrations of dumplings and chopsticks.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, "Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food" by Fuchsia Dunlop, featuring a decorative Chinese porcelain bowl with floral patterns on a geometric blue background.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, "The Food of Sichuan" by Fuchsia Dunlop with a red background and wave pattern.

The Food of Sichuan 

by Fuchsia Dunlop

One of Judy's highly recommended books, "Every Grain of Rice" by Fuchsia Dunlop, featuring a bowl of noodles with ground meat and leafy greens, with chopsticks resting on the bowl.
One of Judy's highly recommended 'Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees: Essential Techniques of Authentic Chinese Cooking' by Kian Lam Kho, featuring a photo of a stir-fried dish with chicken, green onion, and bean sprouts in a black wok with red chopsticks.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, "All Under Heaven" by Carolyn Phillips featuring five red koi fish swimming in a circle against a black background, with Chinese characters and text indicating recipes from 35 Chinese cuisines.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, a cookbook titled "Made in Taiwan" showing various Taiwanese dishes on a table, including fried foods, vegetables, and beverages.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, a cookbook titled 'The Breath of a Wok' with a large wok and images of Chinese dishes.
Book cover titled 'The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing' by Grace Young, photograph by Alan Richardson. Features three women of Asian descent, two standing and one seated, in traditional attire, with Chinese dishes and bowls on the table in front of them.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, "Cooking South of the Clouds" featuring a bowl of noodle soup with vegetables and meat on a red background.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, the cookbook 'Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge' by Grace Young featuring a dish of stir-fried shrimp, vegetables, and sauce.
One of Judy's highly recommended books, Colorful illustration of a neon sign for the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, with a tree-lined background, neon text, and artistic elements representing street art, mythologies, and vintage cafes and theaters.

A Neon Journal

by Keith McKellar

This epic journey has taken Keith on a thirty-five year trek composing live, on location portrait caricatures of Vancouver's vintage Cafes and Theatres.

One of Judy's highly recommended books, "Hand Drawn Vancouver" featuring hand-drawn illustrations of Vancouver's cityscape, mountains, water, and iconic buildings.

Hand drawn Vancouver

by Emma FitzGerald