MEET AND EAT AT LEE’S GARDEN

43' | English Version | HD

A daughter recalls her memories of her family’s Chinese-Canadian restaurant called Lee’s Garden, one of the first Chinese restaurants to open outside of Montreal’s Chinatown in the 1950s.  Through interviews with former customers and families who owned other restaurants, the documentary explores how these early restaurants and the food they served played an important role in the social history of the Chinese and Jewish communities. The restaurants have since evolved from being one of the only means of employment for the Chinese to being the unofficial symbol of the community. Their depiction in art installations and television commercials has raised strong emotions within the Chinese community. As Chinese restaurants and the food they serve continue to evolve, it is these early restaurants and their Chinese-Canadian cuisine that has captured the hearts and memories of people everywhere.

Produced by: Cinnamon Bowl Productions

World excluding Canada (CBC & SRC)