Mr. Chow opened Mr. Chow — the original, in a glamorous neighborhood of London — on Valentine’s Day in 1968. A Beverly Hills, Calif., branch opened in 1974; in 1978, Mr. Chow came to East 57th Street, and 10 years ago, to TriBeCa. Everything that was surging in high art and pop culture seemed to converge and collide over noodles and dumplings at Mr. Chow. Somehow, at a time when 10 years seems a full life span for big-city restaurants, Mr. Chow persists, and even grows. PhotoIf critics tend to say that nobody goes to Mr. Chow for the food, Mr. Chow and his wife, Eva, who plays a key role in the brand’s expansion, beg to differ.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2016 15:35 UTC