Restaurant kids, Balkan & Hungarian recipes, green almonds

From takeout boxes to feeling boxed in, growing up as a "restaurant kid" is a unique experience.

• Curtis Chin and Rachel Phan share memories of growing up in their parents' Chinese restaurants
• Cookbook author Irina Georgescu finds inspiration east of the Danube River in Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria
• Jeremy Salamon reconnects with his Hungarian Jewish heritage and the charming childhood created by his grandmother
• Chef Harry Posner takes advantage of the short window for green almonds

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