Awarded 1st place in the Reference Category by the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada
Shortlisted for 2022 Taste Canada Awards in Regional / Cultural Cookbooks
Eighty-eight recipes, eight compelling stories, and one man’s dream.
Buy Book“Filled with mouth-watering recipes that Trevor has gathered from meals shared with family and the many restaurants he’s cooked at. Fresh, inspiring and beautiful, this is the consummate immigrant story.”
—=Tracy Moore, entrepreneur and host of Cityline
In 2016, Trevor Lui abandoned a successful corporate job to throw on an apron and get into the kitchen, behind the bar, and in front of diners. The Double Happiness Cookbook is the compelling story of his inspiring journey, featuring 88 incredible recipes—from BBQ pork on rice to sweet chili cauliflower wings to ramen with L.A. Kalbi—that celebrate heritage, community, and identity.
“Lui’s debut cookbook, The Double Happiness Cookbook, features 88 mouthwatering recipes, like BBQ pork on rice, bulgogi beef tostadas, and sweet chili cauliflower wings. It’s a Chinese cookbook that’s packed full of not only delicious recipes, but also compelling stories that celebrate heritage, community, and identity.”
“In The Double Happiness cookbook, Trevor gives us some insight into his culinary influences growing up (who of us immigrant children hadn’t wanted a “normal” lunch instead of our weird authentically-true paper bag contents).”
Chinese Sausage Croquetas Recipe
“The Double Happiness Cookbook is ultimately Lui’s ode to comfort food, family, and tradition.”
“Filled with mouth-watering recipes that Trevor has gathered from meals shared with family and the many restaurants he’s cooked at. Fresh, inspiring and beautiful, this is the consummate immigrant story.”
—Tracy Moore, entrepreneur and host of Cityline
“This colourful story of Trevor’s journey of food is the essence of everyday life around the table. I speak from experience, having shared soulful meals at his table each time I have visited Toronto. Our experiences together prove the language of food is truly international.”
—Albert Adria, chef-owner, el barri Group of Restaurants
“Growing up, eating in Toronto’s Chinatown blew my mind again and again. Now Trevor brings back that culinary joy, only this time he’s rejuvenated those recipes with an arsenal of ingredients and techniques that makes me feel like a kid all over again.”
—Amanda Cohen, chef and owner, Dirty Candy
“Trevor has been at the forefront of Toronto’s new wave of authentic, far out, far east street food. A talented chef and communicator, he has created a cookbook that’s like Instagram come to life. From Taiwanese fried chicken to Kung-Pao style cauliflower wings, all cravings will be sated.”
—Amy Rosen, cookbook author and owner of Rosen’s Cinnamon Buns
“This book is a whole lot of fun and full of easy weeknight flavour bombs such as sesame ginger chicken, Chinese meatloaf and carbonara ramen. There are some cool drinks that add to the playfulness of the book.”
—Cassandra Adderton, BC Living Magazine