Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the kitchen of The Chairman in Hong Kong, a chef is preparing one of the restaurant’s signature dishes: ...
Laura Ng had a dual motive for taking Cantonese classes at Stanford. As a PhD student in anthropology, she was researching the history of the Inland Empire Chinatowns. She also wanted to communicate ...
Becky Duffett is a food writer living and eating in San Francisco. Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, EatingWell, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Eater SF, and Edible ...
A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon. In Manhattan, the restaurant Cha Cha Tang serves French toast with violet ube cream alongside classic ...
At Pearl River Deli, Johnny Lee’s tiny Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown’s Far East Plaza, weekends bring revolving specials that expand his short staple menu of char siu, silky scrambles and ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn Cantonese in San Francisco wasn’t hard. But today in the city that’s drawn Cantonese speakers from South China for over 150 years, ...
Every so often, we hear the “death knell” sounded for the imminent demise of Cantonese, as more and more speakers are trading it in for Mandarin. Just like Welsh and Hawaiian – both of which were ...
While there are many regional cuisines in China, the country boasts eight in particular. Known as the Eight Great Traditions, they highlight the diversity and richness of the country’s culinary ...
Celebrate your holiday at 11 top Chinese restaurants in Des Moines, featuring authentic dishes, festive vibes, and perfect ...
Early this month, Hong Kong’s Education Bureau deleted an article from their website after it exposed a legal grey area inhabited by spoken language and attracted much criticism from locals. The ...