After running from her past, a Chinese chef embraces her roots

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Food entrepreneur Ruby Chan tells the story of the sauce that launched her career. After growing up in her parents’ Chinese restaurant, she wanted a desk job more than anything — and she got it. But an epiphany as a working mom sent her back to a recipe from her dad’s kitchen. She explained it all as part of GBH’s live storytelling program, Stories From The Stage.

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