Peking duck is one of China’s most famous dishes for good reason. Specially-bred and fattened ducks are glazed and hung in a wood fire to roast until the browned skin is crisp and the meat succulent. A specialty of Beijing, roast duck was first mentioned in a cookbook for the royal kitchen in the 14th […]
Restaurants and Cafes
A Multicultural Lunch at the Langham Xintiandi
I was recently invited to lunch at the Langham Xintiandi Shanghai, and since I’ve so enjoyed eating my way around the city – and was quite taken with the afternoon tea service at the Langham Hong Kong – was only too happy to oblige. The hotel, just opened in 2010, boasts a fashion-forward facade which […]
Jean Georges Shanghai: Elegant Bund-Side Dining
French born Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed chefs with over twenty restaurants on his resume. His first venture, the eponymous Jean-Georges in New York City, has been awarded three Michelin stars. In 2004, he opened a sister property in Shanghai, his first signature restaurant outside New York. Jean Georges Shanghai […]
The Best Meals I Ate in Hong Kong
If you read this blog regularly, it should come as no surprise that I ate very well on my most recent adventure to Hong Kong. Although this was a solo trip for me, I didn’t always have to dine alone. In one happy coincidence, a friend’s holiday overlapped with my own and we met up […]
Discovering Kowloon Through Food
These past two years, I’ve basically been on one long food tour of Asia, leaving a trail of crumbs in my wake. Discovering new-to-me cuisines has been an unexpected highlight of our travels (and, sadly, a contributing factor to my increased waistline). But this journey has been about more than just devouring tasty morsels; food […]