Written by Compestine, “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes: A Graphic Cookbook—26 Recipes & Stories” (Chronicle Books, $25) is illustrated by Vivian ...

There are names of certain Chinese dishes that practically beg for their backstories: forbidden rice, beggar’s chicken, “ants climbing a wall” — that one’s ground meat, mixed with glass ...

The cookbook features more than 40 recipes inspired by meals that Paul cooked for his bands and crew over the years ...