2 Mandarin Chicken SaladAlthough I write a blog on Chinese cooking, every once in a while I get a craving for concoctions that are a far cry from what anyone in China would actually eat. Take Mandarin Chicken Salad, for example, also called "Asian Chicken... 13 days ago From Appetite For China 1 Fresh Satur Farms Greens at HomeWe are thankful that chef Eberhard Müller and his wife Paulette Satur saw a need for better greens stateside and started Satur Farms. Specializing in salad greens, and improving the quality of what we can get locally has been a tremendous... 1 day ago From Find Your Craving 1 36 Hours in Hong Hong (Part 2)   
As we trekked up and down the slopes of Hong Kong, we were careful to dodge the air con water dribbles but were unfortunate to be caught in the rain. The best comfort for feeling wet and miserable and to feed some late night munchies was found at... 5 days ago From Nibble & scribble 1 Kunjip in Koreatown I don't really know why I don't go to Koreatown more often, other than the fact that many of the restaurants there can get pretty pricey. But for months I had been craving bibimbap, which has been an obsession since my trip to Korea two years... 8 days ago From Appetite For China 1 Chicken AdoboThis past weekend, I saw the effects of the chicken wing shortage that was reported earlier this year. I was all set to grill wings for a last-minute July 4th/Birthday gathering, but one look at the Trader Joe's meat department derailed my... 20 days ago From Appetite For China 1 Kintame Pickle MastersKintame（近為）is a traditional Japanese pickle house in Kyoto. I had lunch at their flagship store in Kyoto years ago and it was an amazing experience. Recently, I visited Kintame’s smaller outpost at Daimaru Department Store in Tokyo to... 14 days ago From Find Your Craving 1 Ridged Gourd Soup at Barn CanteenBarn Canteen is a new modern Western restaurant in Taipei. Here’s the ridged gourd cream soup with scallop. Love the contrast of the blue bowl, cream soup and the yellow and oranges of the oils. 15 days ago From Find Your Craving |
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