The Woman Who Ate Chinatown

For two decades Shirley Fong-Torres has guided 20000 visitors a year through San Francisco��s Chinatown. This book shows why so many keep coming back for more. It��s Chinese-American history with a bottomless appetite for quirky anecdotes respected traditions and exquisite dumplings.<p>I love Shirley Fong-Torres. Her effervescence and passion make herirresistible. If she writes a book I��ll buy it if she hosts a tour I��ll take it if sherecommends a restaurant I��ll eat there.��Gene Burns KGO San Francisco<p>Shirley Fong-Torres knows San Francisco��s Chinatown better than anyone��She��s downloaded a chunk of what she knows in this book filled with great information and a touching account of her family history.��Michael Bauer San Francisco Chronicle<p>I thought I knew San Francisco Chinatown that is until I met Shirley.��Martin Yan YAN CAN COOK<p>Shirley Fong-Torres has a contagious love of life people place and food��I am rapt by her stories energized by her passion and touched by her spirit.��Joey Altman BAY CAF<p>This is Shirley Fong-Torres a very bossy woman. But if you want to do business in San Francisco Chinatown you have to deal with her. She knows everybody and everything.��Comedian Martin Clune