"Trouble is brewing for Mr. Chu, the greatest living chef of Taipei and the father of three grown daughters. It's been years since Mr. Chu's wife died, leaving him to raise Jia-Jen, an old maid school teacher devoted to her father, Jia-Chien, a driven executive who can barely stand her father's company, and Jia-Ning, the youngest and most hopelessly romantic of the lot. Enter Mrs. Lang, the intriguing widow who's just moved in next door, and suddenly the whole clan is wondering if Mr. Chu will be cooking for someone new. "--Back cover. "The Wedding Banquet is based on a real person's existence--a Taiwanese son living in the States who really does box up his and his longtime companion's gay identity every time the folks come to visit. "--From the introduction.