A Fortunate Position at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory Kevin Chan, of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, pens the words of wisdom that go inside his family firm’s signature treats. SHARE
Founded by Nancy Chan in 1962 and now helmed by her son Kevin, this Bay Area institution remains the only American company to make fortune cookies by hand some 15,000 daily, most of which wind up on the tables of local Chinese restaurants. Despite Kevin’s obviously busy schedule, the 51-year-old still takes time to add to Golden Gate’s library of 5,000-plus fortunes.
SAVEUR asked the business owner and bakery bard to give us a behind-the-scenes look at this process.