House of Nanking

Name: House of Nanking
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419777875
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Family Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite Chinese Restaurant

By Peter Fang and Kathy Fang

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From a beloved San Francisco culinary landmark, a showstopper cookbook that honours a family legacy and celebrates ingredient-driven, multi-regional Chinese cooking in America Since it opened in 1988, House of Nanking has been a popular spot for countless tourists, honeymooners, celebrities, and everyday San Franciscans. They... Read More

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House of Nanking

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Description

From a beloved San Francisco culinary landmark, a showstopper cookbook that honours a family legacy and celebrates ingredient-driven, multi-regional Chinese cooking in America

Since it opened in 1988, House of Nanking has been a popular spot for countless tourists, honeymooners, celebrities, and everyday San Franciscans. They have lined up for decades for their legendary Shanghai and Chinese American dishes. This will be the first time their recipes have appeared in print and been adapted for the home kitchen. But it’s the stories behind them that will capture the heart—stories few have heard.

Discover Peter Fang’s ingenuity and his early adventures in the kitchen, how he imported and adapted his favourite Shanghai dishes for America, and Kathy’s experience growing up with parents who bet it all on the restaurant, under the tutelage of all these rich Chinese culinary traditions.

The 100-plus recipes in this book include all the greatest hits from three generations of Fang family cooking, from Canton to Shanghai. Readers will learn how to pan-fry, steam, cook in a wok, shop for ingredients, and prep vegetables the Chinese way. With accessible recipes that are adaptable to any type of home kitchen, anyone will be able to make these dishes, wherever they are.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419777875

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 100 full-color images

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Kathy Fang is the daughter of House of Nanking founders Peter and Lily Fang, who opened the restaurant in 1988. It has since become a San Francisco institution, earning a legacy business designation in 2020. Kathy went to culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu after growing up in restaurants for her entire life, and later opened Fang with her father, which combines their Chinese heritage and the global cuisines that Kathy sampled from traveling around the world. Kathy is also a two-time Chopped champion, and she and Peter have starred in the Food Network show Chef Dynasty: House of Fang. Emily Timberlake is a writer based in Oakland, California. As a former senior editor at Ten Speed Press, she acquired and edited more than 65 books, including many James Beard and IACP Award winners. She is the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Foodheim with Eric Wareheim, the James Beard–nominated and IACP-winning Cure with Neal Bodenheimer, and Sundays with Sophie as well as the forthcoming Bobby Flay: Chapter One with Bobby Flay. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Taste, Punch, and more.