Kung pao chicken, General Tso’s chicken, pad thai, sushi, banh mi, chicken tikka masala — dishes that are rooted in Asia and the Asian diaspora are now firmly a part of America’s multicultural cuisine ...

I’m one of those people who don’t correctly pronounce the “mapo” in mapo tofu or the “Tso” in General Tso’s chicken. When The New Yorker’s office was still in midtown, where a favorite lunch spot was ...