A five-part Telus Originalsdocu series that chronicles the Chinese Canadian experience through the lens of small-town Asian food joints and the families that run them. Ride the rails with chef and author, Jackie Kai Ellis, as she explores Canadian Chop Suey cuisine. This is House Special.

Paris meets prairie, when upscale designer and chef Jackie Kai Ellis goes out of her comfort zone to learn more about her people’s story on a plate. On the tails of her own self discovery and bestselling memoir, Jackie is on a journey to explore the rich and colourful world of roadside, Chinese restaurants. 

Putting her own identity into question, this is a character driven series serving up crispy visuals from buffet to BBQ . and offers a delicious new perspective on the origins of makeshift railway chop suey. Along the way, she'll get a taste of kitchen table wisdom, culture and community. House Special explores how Chinese immigrants had to overcome discrimination and carve out a culinary niche that has become as Canadian as a Tim Hortons double double. 

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