Reading and Signing of "Kitchen Chinese" by Ann Mah

Isabelle Lee leaves New York for the magazine world of Beijing. Despite being Chinese-American, Isabelle only knows the kind of Chinese that is spoken in the kitchen. Isabelle immerses herself in Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot, when she's not engulfed in pea-soup pollution and culture shock. After many moments of cultural confusion, Isabelle can't help but wonder if moving to Beijing was a mistake. Or is this vibrant city of the future the perfect place to figure out who she really is?