What's all the fuss about the 4,000 yuan cookbook?
2011-03-26 07:49:53
A new widely anticipated six-volume cookbook with 1,500 recipes and a $625 (RMB4,100) price tag has won rave reviews but also a dose of skepticism.
Penfolds, the big sellers for your cellars
2011-03-26 07:49:53
We continue this week with more of the glory that is Penfolds, one of Australia's great wine traditions. Wines reviewed this week ranged from good to great. All are approachable while young, but would improve considerably with time in the cellar.
Bread of life
2011-03-26 07:49:53
Making your own bread not only satisfies the tummy but comforts the soul. Pauline D. Loh shows the way to simple but delicious breads you can speedily make at home.
Where fish make the dish
2011-03-23 07:41:47
Fewer people are familiar with Huaiyang cuisine than know of its signature staple, Yangzhou Chaofan.
Getting a leg up with mutton magic
2011-03-23 07:41:47
At Tanhua Kao Yangtui, a nondescript restaurant in a hutong near Yonghegong, or Lama Temple, the beer's cold, the conversation is loud and the tables are laden with meat.
Oodles of noodles that can't be beat
2011-03-23 07:41:47
The Kyushu-style noodle house Invincible Ramen is not short of confidence.
French chefs put differences aside for sake of cuisine
2011-03-22 10:47:17
Fifteen top French chefs have joined forces to promote French cooking around the world.
Family feel meat-free cuisine
2011-03-16 08:07:04
My Home is a welcome addition to the very limited vegetarian dining scene in Beijing, which is largely marked by dishes made to look like real meat. The growing number of vegetable eaters should be well pleased with the dishes served here.
So near yet so far from mom's home cooking
2011-03-16 08:07:04
More than 9,500 kilometers away, my mother fumed in her kitchen. Pots and pans collided with a bang as she hurled them into the sink with a huff that said: "You would, too, if you had to put food on the table every night." The news that I might have found her replacement in Beijing had not gone down well.