Auspicious food that ushers in the festival

2013-02-04 10:33:15

No matter northerners or southerners, all Chinese believe you are what you eat.

Love food

2013-02-04 09:52:40

When you first fall in love, every day is Valentine's Day.

Feast of the year

2013-02-02 08:27:43

Most Chinese go home for dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival, but engaging an in-house chef is becoming a trend. Sun Ye talks about eating out on Lunar New Year's Eve.

Auspicious food that ushers in the festival

2013-02-02 08:27:43

No matter northerners or southerners, all Chinese believe you are what you eat - and that is why the naming of the dishes for the all-important Spring Festival dinner is so important.

Western chefs whip up new chances in Asia

2013-01-31 09:56:54

An increasing number of Western chefs are looking to Asia to offset the dreary economies of the United States and Europe.

Barbie-themed cafe in Taipei

2013-01-31 09:37:45

A view shows a plate of desserts during the media preview of a Barbie-themed cafe in Taipei.

Hidden dragons, crouching tigers

2013-01-28 11:00:02

Among the vast number of restaurant kitchens in Beijing, there are the quiet achievers who are slowly making a name for themselves through steady hard work and outstanding quality.

Soap beans, silver ears and peach gum

2013-01-27 08:28:46

The eco-friendly, economically viable option is to seek out soap nuts, white fungus and peach gum for a beauty regime that starts inside out.

Neck and neck

2013-01-23 10:23:46

The street is no more, but its name remains on the signature delicacy that became a nationally celebrated dish.

Cured meats and crusty claypot rice

2013-01-21 11:20:59

The Chinese believe that all food on the table must have the mouth-watering combination of color, fragrance, taste and texture.

Satisfying Seoul food

2013-01-21 11:02:14

Forget about the stringy cold soba noodles that pass off as Korean food in Beijing.

A well traveled Italian in Beijing

2013-01-19 08:13:34

At 38, Giovanni Ricci has already chalked up 23 years in some of the world's best kitchens - including the Sheraton Bologna in Italy and the Hilton Prague in the Czech Republic.

Home-style bistro in Kennedy Town

2013-01-19 08:13:34

You associate Hong Kong with good Chinese food and cosmopolitan selections to tempt the international gourmets, but hidden away in the western part of the island is a little bistro.

Kong Family Cuisine goes international

2013-01-19 08:13:34

The Shangri-la group of international hotels will launch Qufu's first five-star hotel early this year, with grand plans to promote Kong Family Cuisine, the cooking style carefully preserved by the descendants of Confucius, China's most famous sage.

Say baa to the cold

2013-01-14 15:35:32

The owners of Ninety-Nine Yurts work hard to provide a genuine Inner Mongolian life style to Beijing and their lamb from Inner Mongolia is among the best in the city.

Flavor to savor

2013-01-14 15:18:00

Traditional Beijing lamb hotpots and grilled meats are great dishes, especially during the winter months.

Mistress of flavor

2013-01-14 13:20:37

Rose Lin Zamoa offers tasty treats at her restaurant in Beijing, reports Tym Glaser, who delves deeper into the secrets of Afro-Caribbean fusion food.