When Leslie Li's grandmother Nai-nai comes to live with her son's family in New York City she is to discover the healing power of food.
Through her grandmother's traditional cuisine leslie bridges the cultural divide in an America where she is a minority, as well as the growing gap at home between her rigid, traditional Chinese father and her progresive American-born mother.
Interspersed thourhgout her moving memoir are the author's personal recipes, most from Nai-nai's kitchen.
"Each vignette in Li's memoir tantalizes with a taste of Li's life as a Chinese-American in suburban New York, leaving readers longing for more delicious tidbits." -Publishers Weekly