社区好活动推荐：波士顿美食界楚翘 Irene Li 讲座

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波士顿美食界楚翘 Irene Li 讲座

Cooking up Dumplings, Social Justice, and Sustainability

日期：11 月18 日（周六）

时间：下午 8:00 至 9:00

地点：Cary Hall

1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420

Irene Li 是一位厨师、企业家和活动家，是波士顿美食界一位充满活力的领导者，她将自己的职业生涯奉献给了餐饮业的可持续发展、金融知识和劳动力公平。她在解决粮食不安全问题和支持独立餐厅方面做了大量的努力，因此获得了 2022 年James Beard 基金会领导奖。Ms. Li 将讨论她如何作为一名成功的亚裔美国女厨师和餐馆老板，同时努力建立一个更好、更公平的食品体系。

Irene 是波士顿知名的亚裔女性。她和莱镇华协共同主席王华同被评为2023年波士顿最具影响力的亚太裔。Irene 将在11月18 日8 pm 作为 Cary Lecture 演讲嘉宾。机会难得，欢迎大家参加这个免费讲座!

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Irene Li

Irene Li毕业于The Mountain School, Milton Academy, and Cornell University.。她的生活经历从有机农业到监狱教育以及介于两者之间的许多事情。她热衷于精心采购的原料和高质量的工作。在她的领导下，Mei Mei 与 Rethink Restaurant 实施开放式管理，以改善业务，同时为团队成员提供宝贵的接待技能和财务知识。

Irene 热心参与社区活动和组织，并在 Haley House、Lovin’ Spoonfuls 和 Project Bread 的董事会任职。

在 COVID-19 期间，Irene 发起了 Unsung Restaurants 活动，旨在帮助小型餐饮店和移民企业筹集资金，并与 Off Their Plate 合作，帮助受疫情影响最严重的社区和医务人员家庭。

如今，Irene的重点是将餐饮业转变为一个认真对待工人需求和潜力的行业。2021 年底，怀着这一目标，她加入了 Visible Hands 首届代表性不足的科技创始人队伍。受到同行、团队成员和行业经验的启发，她建立了Prepshift，这是一家技术工具和咨询公司，支持各种规模的企业可持续、公平地发展。

Irene Li 获得的荣誉包括 2022 年詹姆斯比尔德基金会领导力奖、六项詹姆斯比尔德基金会新星厨师提名、Zagat 30 岁以下人士表彰、Bustle Upstart 奖和 YW Boston Sylvia Ferrell-Jones 奖。

Irene Li & Mei Mei

Chef Irene Li co-founded Mei Mei with her siblings in 2012 as a food truck. "Mei Mei” means little sister in Mandarin Chinese and Mei Mei food is an expression of the Li siblings’ favorite childhood eating experiences as Chinese-American kids growing up in Boston. In 2020, Irene teamed up with Babson MBA graduates Alyssa Lee and Annie Campbell to lead the business in its transformation into a Dumpling Factory, Cafe, and Classroom.

Mei Mei's unconventional dumpling combinations showcase our love for great New England ingredients along with a pursuit of what tastes delicious. We use pasture-raised meat that is sourced from the Northeast and work with small, independent family farms. We are able to source 70% of our produce from the Northeast. Since 2018, Mei Mei has been an “Open Book” company; we share key financial information with all staff, empowering them to think and act like managers regardless of their role or title.

Since the pandemic, the business has changed. But Mei Mei isn’t going anywhere; in fact, our dumplings are going everywhere!

Irene Li's Book

Sisters Margaret and Irene Li's first cookbook, DOUBLE AWESOME CHINESE FOOD, published by Rooster Books, was based on their popular food truck / restaurant Mei Mei in Boston. Irene is also co-author of the award-winning cookbook Double Awesome Chinese Food.

Irene Li received the 2022 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award for her efforts to address food insecurity and support independent restaurants. She is the co-author with her siblings of Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking and Double Awesome Chinese Food.

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