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UNLOCKED! Xi'an Famous Foods with Mike Hanford & Paul Rust (LIVE)

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4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 106 minutes

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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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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