Interview #7: Irene Li of Mei Mei
"People’s consumption habits are really changing, but they still want to eat dumplings, and we need to figure out how to take that to the bank."
About a decade ago, I was reporting a piece for Boston magazine about pork belly buns, and came across a soon-to-open food truck, Mei Mei, in my research. While I interviewed Irene Li’s sister Mei for the piece, I met Irene when the duo brought their pork buns to the accompanying photoshoot—along with cookies they’d…
