Press / Media
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Interview: A memoir about immigrating to Canada and growing up in a restaurant in a small town
CBC Fresh Air
September 7, 2025
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CBC Books releases its annual list of Canadian writers to watch
CBC Fresh Air
August 16, 2025
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‘Restaurant Kid’ captures the pain and joy of growing up in your parents’ eatery
Broadview Magazine
August 12, 2025
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8 New Restaurant Memoirs That Stir the Pot
The Wall Street Journal
August 8, 2025
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CBC Books' writers to watch: 22 Canadian writers making their mark in 2025
CBC Books
August 1, 2025
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Excerpt: ‘My Parents Own the Chinese Restaurant’
RepresentASIAN Project
July 14, 2025
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Twenty-Seven Great Books to Read This Summer
The Tyee
June 27, 2025
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LiterASIAN presents Rachel Phan’s Restaurant Kid Holding stories with care
The Source Forum of Diversity
June 10, 2025
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Radio Segment: In Conversation with Rachel Phan
CKCU FM 93.1 Friday Special Blend
May 23, 2025
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The little memoir that could: Q&A with author Rachel Phan
TMU
May 22, 2025
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Writers on Writers with Rachel Phan and Su Chang
Ricepaper Magazine
May 9, 2025
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28 Canadian books to read during Asian Heritage Month 2025 and beyond
CBC Books
May 9, 2025
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Review: Memoir a delectable rumination on food, family and acceptance
Winnipeg Free Press
April 26, 2025
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Excerpt: For a ‘Restaurant Kid,’ a Complex Search for Love and Belonging
The Tyee
April 18, 2025
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35 great Canadian books to read this spring
CBC Books
April 17, 2025
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29 Canadian books you should be reading in April
CBC Books
April 10, 2025
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Read this: Scout Book Club, Vol. 23: Spring Edition
SCOUT
April 8, 2025
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Two tales of Chinese 'restaurant kids,' From takeout boxes to feeling boxed in
KCRW Good Food
April 4, 2025
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What it’s like growing up as a ‘restaurant kid’
CBC The Current
April 3, 2025
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10 Noteworthy Books for April
The Washington Post
April 1, 2025
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Excerpt: My Life as a Restaurant Kid
Chatelaine
March 31, 2025
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Excerpt: My parents came to Canada and worked hard to start a restaurant. My need for attention was an order that often had to wait
Toronto Star
March 31, 2025
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46 Canadian nonfiction books to read in spring 2025
CBC Books
March 6, 2025
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Review: Restaurant Kid
Library Journal
March 1, 2025