Preserving Authenticity: The History of the Mandarin Restaurant on Saskatoon's 20th Street

In this interview, the owner of Mandarin restaurant, Dr. Paul Lee, shares his personal experiences of operating a restaurant business in Riversdale from the early 1980s to the present. Dr. Lee discusses his perspective on how to make a restaurant attractive to its clientele, and why it is important to preserve the authentic feel in both food and the restaurant's ambience. Focusing on the question of authenticity, this interview highlights the relationships between the owner, the restaurant, and the neighbourhood, and profiles how these relationships persist over time. As such, the interview sheds more light on the importance of Chinese culture(s) to the history of 20th Street.