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Cecilia Chiang, the famed restaurateur who helped introduce authentic Chinese food to America in the 1960s, died at 100 on Wednesday. She gained acclaim as the owner of the Mandarin , a pioneering San Francisco restaurant she opened in 1961 that served many dishes that are now staples at Chinese restaurants across the country, like pot stickers , moo shu pork and sizzling rice soup, according to the San Francisco Chronicle , which first reported her death. Her granddaughter, Siena, confirmed her death to the Chronicle, which named Chiang the "mother of Chinese food in America." Chiang, who ran the...
