Joyce Chen (chef), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American chef of Chinese cuisine
Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1917
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Date of Death: 23-Aug-1994
Profession: chef
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Joyce Chen (chef)
- Joyce Chen (née Liao Chia-ai Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lià o Jia'à i; Wade–Giles: Liao Chia-ai, September 14, 1917 – August 23, 1994) was a Chinese-American chef, restaurateur, author, television personality, and entrepreneur. Joyce Chen was credited with popularizing northern-style Chinese cuisine in the United States, coining the name "Peking Raviolis" for potstickers, inventing and holding the patent to the flat bottom wok with handle (also known as a stir fry pan), and developing the first line of bottled Chinese stir fry sauces for the US market.Starting in 1958, she operated several popular Chinese restaurants in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Chen died of Alzheimer's disease in 1994; since then, her accomplishments and influence on American cuisine have been honored by the US Postal Service and the city of Cambridge.
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