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New generation of Asian American restaurant owners using parents’ ingredients and their own creativity to elevate menus

Some, like Yuan Wonton, MAKfam and Dân Dã, are receiving national recognition for it

Chef/owner Penelope Wong works alongisde line cook Katarina Guettlein at Yuan Wonton in Denver on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Chef/owner Penelope Wong works alongisde line cook Katarina Guettlein at Yuan Wonton in Denver on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
By | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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"Wonton soup is ubiquitous to anyone who’s ever been to an American Chinese restaurant. We elevated it and made it nicer. It doesn't have to be that afterthought dish that everyone ordered."
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