These last Chinese chefs

2012-02-27 09:40:50

They created one of the greatest epicurean culture in the world, but China's guardians of cuisine are having to move with the times to catch up with the rest of world at warp speed.

Delicious fishes

2012-02-25 08:30:36

Spring brings a bounty of sensational seafood from the Yangtze River to Beijing's dining scene. Ye Jun reports.

Well, not all wines get better with age

2012-02-25 08:30:36

A friend gave me a mixed dozen for Chinese New Year, mostly from the mid- to late 1990s, and in recent days we tasted half of them to see how they were faring. It was an education.

Music isn't a dead duck

2012-02-24 13:22:03

The new title of Taihe Rye Music's former CEO Song Ke surprised many - Song is now board director of the Long Joy Peking Duck restaurant.

If the shoe fits ...

2012-02-23 13:06:03

Domestic developers are racing to create customized footwear.

Bianyifang roast duck

2012-02-22 10:59:34

Bianyifang roast duck restaurant is a time-honored restaurant that serves semi-steamed roast duck.

Cultivating perspectives on ancient agriculture

2012-02-22 10:25:54

Traditional agriculture researcher Min Qingwen believes every age-old farming convention has value.

Perfect Pisco Cocktail Competition

2012-02-20 14:52:47

"The Perfect Pisco Cocktail Competition" - organized by the Embassy of Peru in China - will be held on 22nd February at Kempinski Hotel.

Bites of Vietnam by the lake

2012-02-20 14:52:32

Qingyunlou is known as Beijing's guardian of Shandong cuisine, but few people realize that it also has a Vietnamese restaurant.

Making Ma cuisine your cuisine

2012-02-20 14:51:40

Ma Cuisine is a jewel in the Chai Wan industrial district on Hong Kong island, although this newly opened French private kitchen is a little hard to find.

Shrimp haul on the hill

2012-02-20 14:51:13

Bubba Gump's delivers seafood fit for a film crew, served up with a grand view of the island's Victoria Harbor. Mike Peters goes shrimping.

Does a glass a day keep the doctor away? Here's to your health!

2012-02-20 13:50:43

Medical experts have long debated the health benefits of wine. The results are still inconclusive. But if nothing else, wine forces us to slow our busy lives.