Mr. Chow
Encyclopedia
Mr. Chow is an upscale
Chinese restaurant chain founded by restaurateur
Michael Chow.
, opened the first Mr. Chow in Knightbridge, London on February 14, 1968. A Beverly Hills location soon followed in 1974 and Midtown New York at 57th Street in 1978. In 2006 the fourth location in Tribeca, New York opened. In 2009 a location opened in South Beach Miami and another in Las Vegas in 2010.
Michael Chow has said the Mr. Chow restaurants have always been underlined by a desire and need to promote the Chinese culture. “China always has been a great, great nation,” Chow stated in a Wall Street Journal interview and added, “Chinese people — I like them. What can I say?”
Alan Richman
of GQ Magazine has described the experience at Mr. Chow as, “An establishment that cannot be defined by customary standards but must be appreciated for its sheer fabulousness.”
Luxury good
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Chinese restaurant chain founded by restaurateur
Restaurateur
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Michael Chow.
History
Michael Chow, son of Chinese Peking Opera Grand Master, Zhou XinfangZhou Xinfang
Zhou Xinfang, , was a famous Beijing Opera actor who died in the Cultural Revolution. He is regarded as one of the greatest masters of Beijing Opera. He is the most famous and important member of the Shanghai School of Beijing Opera...
, opened the first Mr. Chow in Knightbridge, London on February 14, 1968. A Beverly Hills location soon followed in 1974 and Midtown New York at 57th Street in 1978. In 2006 the fourth location in Tribeca, New York opened. In 2009 a location opened in South Beach Miami and another in Las Vegas in 2010.
Michael Chow has said the Mr. Chow restaurants have always been underlined by a desire and need to promote the Chinese culture. “China always has been a great, great nation,” Chow stated in a Wall Street Journal interview and added, “Chinese people — I like them. What can I say?”
Alan Richman
Alan Richman
Alan Richman is an American journalist and food writer. He is perhaps best known as a food correspondent for GQ magazine, and has won 14 James Beard Foundation Award for journalism .-Early life and education:...
of GQ Magazine has described the experience at Mr. Chow as, “An establishment that cannot be defined by customary standards but must be appreciated for its sheer fabulousness.”