Pagu

Boston is lucky to have one of the oldest Chinatowns in America. Home to dozens of restaurants, bakeries and cafés, the downtown neighborhood can feel like a world away from the rest of the metro area. Its prime location in the heart of the city, though, threatens the way of life in Chinatown because of high costs and accessibility. Here’s a chance to support Boston’s Chinatown and its residents while diving deeper into what it means to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Chinatowns across the U.S.  Pagu hosts Protecting America’s Chinatowns on Wednesday, June 5, with acclaimed cookbook author and Chinatown advocate Grace Young, Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung, and a five-course dinner by some of the city’s top AAPI chefs. As part of the Cambridge restaurant’s ongoing Roundtable series of curated culinary connections, Protecting America’s Chinatowns features dialogue and dining in support of Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.  Local chefs Tracy Chang of Pagu, Ashley Lujares of Filipino pop-up Mango Tao, Veo Robert of Shore Leave and Ted Woo of Mimi’s Chuka Diner are collaborating on passed appetizers as well as a sit-down meal in five courses. Tickets for the roundtable event are $99 or $145 to include a wine pairing.