Mae West: Man Fook

MAE WEST knew men but she also had a special place in her heart for Man Fook Low. In Los Angeles, her favorite Oriental eatery was Man Fook Low in Market Chinatown, one of the first places to feature the dumplings now known as dim sum.
• • In the 1930s, Hollywood started patronizing the top Chinatown restaurants. Repeat attenders included chopstick-wielders such as Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, Walt Disney, and the Marx Brothers. During the Depression, when movie people could afford to eat well at a time when many Americans were jobless, the West Coast gossip columns and movie magazines would mention Tuey Far Low alongside showbiz hang-outs such as the Brown Derby, Sardi's, and the Coconut Grove. (Tuey Far Low courted customers by staying open until 5 A.M.)
• • Celebrities also flocked to Man Jen Low and the Dragon's Den.
• • In Mae's opinion, however, Man Fook Low was THE PLACE for "authentic" Chinese chow. In 1959 their shui mai dumplings were 35 cents each.
• • The Lunar Year 2007 begins the year of the pig.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • 1954 • •
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