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The Illustrated Wok: Chinese food like you've never seen

Celebrating the culinary diversity of Chinese cuisine with hand-illustrated recipes drawn from chefs around the world
Celebrating the culinary diversity of Chinese cuisine with hand-illustrated recipes drawn from chefs around the world
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    THE BOOK

    Feast your eyes on recipe art!

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    TWO BOOKS

    One for you, one for a friend.

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    A BOOK AND A TEE

    If you love food illustration, why not wear it on your sleeve?

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    • limited-edition THE ILLUSTRATED WOK T-shirt
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    THREE BOOKS

    Do your holiday shopping now!

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    FOUR BOOKS

    The more the merrier!

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    THE BOOK, THE MAGS AND A TEE

    Because you can never have enough reading material.

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    • THE ILLUSTRATED WOK book
    • Issues #6-8 of The Cleaver Quarterly magazine
    • 1 T-shirt (either THE ILLUSTRATED WOK, DUMPLING or YUM CHA)
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    THE BESPOKE ARTICLE

    You pick the topic (as long as it's about Chinese cuisine) and we'll write a longform article about it and publish it on The Cleaver Quarterly website.

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    THE PORTRAIT

    One of our artists will create an illustration of you eating your favorite Chinese food.

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    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    Yes, this package includes the ultra-rare Issue #1!

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    • 2× THE ILLUSTRATED WOK book
    • EVERY issue of The Cleaver Quarterly magazine (#1-8)
    • limited-edition THE ILLUSTRATED WOK T-shirt
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    THE PERSONALIZED RECIPE

    A recipe from one of our chefs: designed specifically for you and named in your honor.

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    • limited-edition THE ILLUSTRATED WOK T-shirt
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    THE PARTY COMES TO YOU

    We will fly to your city and host a bespoke Chinese food extravaganza. We’ll organize a tour of historic Chinese food venues in your locale, and then, over dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, you and 10 guests will learn all about the making of the book and gain fascinating insights into Chinese cuisine. All of your guests will get 1 signed copy of THE ILLUSTRATED WOK book + 1 limited-edition THE ILLUSTRATED WOK T-shirt.

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