Jason Wang dreams of roast duck. Illustration: Lindsay Mound When Jason Wang’s father, David Shi, opened the first Xi’An Famous Foods in 2005, it was an anonymous stall in the shabby, labyrinthine basement of Flushing’s now-closed Golden Shopping Mall. In the 15 years since, Wang has taken over the business as CEO and, working with his father, helped turn it into one of this city’s great success stories and an iconic New York business, loved for its food and tingly, spicy trademark sauce.
Woke up in the late afternoon, answered some more emails, and ordered a Diavola pizza from Luzzo nearby. I usually like to sprinkle a shit ton of chili flakes on my pizza, but the chili flakes I have don’t taste spicy on the tongue, so I settled for some sriracha. It’s thin crust and pretty traditional. I’m not a very picky eater, but I do enjoy good food.
This was the second violation of this kind that I have contested recently — not sure why the inspectors don’t notice our signage in our stores … Anyways, I waited two hours on the line, couldn’t go anywhere, and was worried about hanging up and trying again, because the instructions explicitly said not to do that. But, after holding off as long as I could, I had to head out to the office. So I asked my staff to take care of it — shouldn’t be a hard case to present … .
After the showings, I realized — once again — that I hadn’t eat for the whole day. But by this time, I’d already starved myself long enough to the point where I didn’t feel that hungry anymore . In these circumstances, I typically like something a bit lighter. So I went to Sobaya in the East Village. It was a bit chilly so I got a hot, soupy curry soba with extra noodles. That warmed me right up and was not too heavy.
Later that day, I got back home and remembered that Gold House had sent a courtesy pass to an online screening of Yellow Rose, so I thought I would finish the night with that. The film is about an undocumented Filipina teen in Texas. After losing her mother to ICE, she finds a sense of belonging through country music. I have to say, I really enjoy country music. I also enjoy films that show the good in people.
The spices rubbed onto the inside of the duck are so flavorful, and I always ask for extra of the dark stew sauce. I just wish the duck was less fatty, so much fat to throw out every time , but I remind myself, That’s how ducks stay afloat. They are fatty. They can’t help it.
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