Why Chinatown's Most Iconic Dish is Disappearing

“In the whole of New York City, there may be only 10 still working in the old style way,” is what Stephen Li, owner of Great NY Noodletown, told me about Cantonese BBQ in our first interview. I was surprised: Surely, there are still ducks hanging in the window throughout the city. How can there be only 10 restaurants making Chinatown’s most iconic dish? This video provides insight into why the Cantonese BBQ combo plate is hanging on by a thread. But wait! There's more ! Gabriel and I filmed a behind-the-scenes vlog. It’s behind a paywall to help fund the production of these videos. We discuss how I got connected with Stephen, what our upcoming videos will be, and how I (almost) messed this production up: https://www.peopleandfood.com/p/the-d... 📍 Great NY Noodletown 28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013 CREDITS Rob Martinez - EP/Camera Operator/Editor Seung Lee - Director of Photography/Camera Operator/Photographer Gabriel Reyes - Camera Operator/Editor Stephen Li - Talent Special Thanks to the entire Noodletown team, and to Cory Ng for the original introduction.