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“Taken secretly" by the leader of the Li‘s clan from the palace, the Li’s Cook Book has passed through four generations. Li’s family has been keeping this cooking secret from the Qing Dynasty. The clan’s leader, Li Shun-Qing was the internal affairs officer of Queen Mother Cixi. He was responsible for the Forbidden City, including the security for the royal kitchen. In order to prevent being discovered, he remembered the content of the royal cookbook by heart and reproduced it after leaving the palace. Since then, the exclusive Li’s Cook Book has been kept as a family treasure for over a hundred years.
It was a difficult negotiation that extended through a long period between VOL General Manager, Wang Xiao-Dong and the current Li's clan leader, Dr. Li Shan-Lin, because the Li’s family does not want to release the cookbook. With a strong and professional team, advance operating visions and the cooperation experience with international food and beverage star brands, VOL finally get the consent of the founder of " Family Li Cuisine ", Dr. Li Shan-Lin to open Li's Restaurant at the Huangpu Park of Shanghai. Shanghai has since then become the only city except Beijing to house the Family Li Cuisine. Being the heritage cooking art from the royal kitchen of Qing Dynasty, Li’s cooking emphasizes natural ingredients and original taste with carefully selected materials, exquisite work and dedicated cooking time. Li’s family cuisine is also the first Chinese restaurant member included in the world-renowned Relais & Chateaux collection.
" Family Li Cuisine " is planning to open branches in Beverly Hills of LA, New York, Las Vegas and Seoul, promoting the unique Chinese royal gourmet of Qi Dynasty to the whole world.
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