The lunar new year is in full swing-and for the Chinese restaurant business of Boston-region, it is a rapid busy time of the year.
Dampling daughter founded by Nadia Liu Spelman has three places – Weston, Brookline and South Boston. When the spellman was growing up, the dumplings made by his mother were a large part of his childhood.
“When I was in my 20s and was working in New York City, I was trying to make dumplings in my small apartment,” said Spelman. “I did not have a recipe to go to, and I could not even find them in the supermarket the way I could get them in the Chinese supermarket. And so I decided to share these dumplings with more people.”
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This was the whole idea behind the dumpling daughter, a brand that includes a kitchen book and a line of frozen foods.
The mother of Spelman is Sally Ling, the name behind one of the most famous restaurants in the region. He opened it in the 1980s and helped enter a new era of fine Chinese food in the United States.
Linga was the first time against her daughter opening her food business in 2014.
“Such a difficult business for women,” Linga said. “You have very little time to spend time with family … but since your children have a passion for it, you have to support it.”
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That support is everything for Spelman.
“I know why my mother didn’t want me to go into business, because I think as a mother now, I know I don’t want to work very hard to my child,” Spelman said. “But I also feel that the journey to do it with support is everything. And so when you really work hard and you become smart and you travel to that path and support you, then this is the most rewarding experience of your life.”
A lot has changed in Boston since the 1980s, when Linga opened its restaurant. For one, the lunar new year is now recognized as an official holiday in the city.
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“I think since the first year of the dumping daughter, so far, every lunar is busy with an enlarged awareness around the New Year holiday,” Spelman said.
It is a source of pride for the penis to see Chinese cultural representation in Boston growing, and to successfully navigate the food industry with her own venture to her daughter.
“I still feel rewarded that people recall my restaurant,” Linga said. “Chinese culture is being recognized by Western, which I am very proud of.”