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Just when you thought American chop suey was a permanent fixture in your diet, there may be hope. Last week the University named Ted A. Mayer director of Harvard Dining Services (HDS), and we are optimistic that he is up to the challenge...
Vincent, however, expresses little interest in the Asian-American community, and it quickly becomes clear that the two men have very different views. Vincent began his acting career on the "Chop Suey Circuit" performing for live audiences in Chinatown. He has enjoyed a successful career as an actor; he was even nominated for an Academy Award. But he has also faced a great deal of discrimination and has had to compromise his integrity in order to succeed in an industry dominated by whites. His desire to be an actor was so great that he prided himself on "never refusing...
...Harvard Dining Services specialty that has intrigued me most, however, is not a regional food, so far as I can tell: American Chop Suey. I know you've wondered about it, too. What the hell is American Chop Suey? John Shaffer, Assistant General Manager at the Freshman Dining Hall, explains, "American Chop Suey was based on the idea that chop suey was a whole bunch of stuff mixed together, so people used to take leftovers at the end of the week, grind up the meat, and mix it up." This may not sound too reasuring, but Shaffer further clarifies, "However...
...Services' (HDHS) coordinator of production training and quality assurance, a computerized menu system forecasts student dining preferences based on the success of past menus. Not only does this promise a nutritionally well balanced meal, it also ensures that students won't suffer through three consecutive days of American Chop Suey...
Marsalis has since performed with these "homeboys," notably at a Hollywood Bowl tribute to Armstrong and at Lincoln Center's Classical Jazz festival, where they played such 1920s-vintage New Orleans numbers as Armstrong's Cornet Chop Suey and Jelly Roll Morton's Jungle Blues. For Marsalis, who had brashly declared in one of his early interviews that "there is no jazz in New Orleans," that was quite a turnaround. He now regrets what he calls his youthful "ignorance" and is delving into that city's musical legacy -- particularly the blues -- with a vengeance...