Irene Li

Irene Shiang Li is a Boston-based chef and restaurateur and a winner of a 2022 James Beard Leadership Award. The youngest person to win the award (31), Li is also a six time finalist in the Rising Star Chef category.[1]

A self taught chef, Li founded Mei Mei Dumplings with her sisters.[2] Originally a family run restaurant founded in 2011 with brother Andrew and sister Margaret,[3] they founded the Mei Mei Street Kitchen.[4]

With Lily Huang and Tiffany Chang, in 2020 they founded Project Restore Us which is a nonprofit that sought to use a restaurant's supply chain to help feed immigrant and working-class families. Prepshift was created as an online tool to help restaurant owners run their businesses.[3]

Mei Mei means little sister in Mandarin.[4]

References
  1. Mitchell, Jack (March 17, 2022). "Boston chef and restaurant owner Irene Li wins James Beard Award for leadership". WBUR News. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "Irene Shiang Li". Irene Shiang Li. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. "IRENE LI Co-founder of Mei Mei and Prepshift". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. "Chef Irene Li of Boston-based Mei Mei shifted the business to dumpling making amid the pandemic; 10 years after founding it with her siblings, Li sees growth and recognition". MassLive. April 28, 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.


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