When I first became associated with Barham 15 years ago, there was a name that would come up in conversation whenever we were thinking of something to have for dinner on a Sunday night, or sometimes the choice of location for a celebration. “Jimmy Yu, me and him!” was the usual chant I would hear. I had no idea who he was, other than that he, by all accounts, had the best Chinese food around.  

Being such a local icon of course has made Jimmy Yu a popular n