Where's the beef? It's no mystery

2010-11-29 09:10:09

Some books tell you what sort of food you should eat, based on your blood type. I once found out I am supposed to be vegetarian, a fact I found difficult to swallow, especially after I tasted my first bowl of beef brisket in clear broth at Kau Kee on Gough Street. I remember thinking: "This is one of those things I would find very hard to give up."

Sichuan sizzlers

2010-11-29 09:10:02

It's not the usual hot-and- sour with lots of fish and spices. Ye Jun gets pleasantly surprised.

Yogurt meets lamb

2010-11-29 09:09:46

A little Nepali restaurant attracts a mixed crowd of young, hip locals and expatriates with its eclectic culinary mix. Li Xinzhu tastes the exotic.

The color of love

2010-11-21 09:28:09

Tomatoes were known as love apples in their native South America, and there are plenty of reasons to love this fruit.

Season of creamy roe and milt

2010-11-15 09:57:08

Catch the last of the hairy crabs as autumn eases into winter. Donna Mah shares the feast.

Take wines to heart

2010-11-15 09:55:43

Today's column is inspired by an e-mail a colleague sent to me a couple of days ago. It had a table of all the "cures" wine is supposed to have and a picture of a basement wine cellar that is a Bacchanalian dream. The title of the e-mail was: The medicine cabinet in my kitchen.

Eating green

2010-11-15 09:44:54

Vegetarian restaurants come and go, but Ye Jun discovers one eatery with exceptional staying power.

Giovanni Italian Restaurant

2010-11-12 13:50:48

Degustation: a culinary term meaning "a careful, appreciative tasting of various foods" and focusing on the gustatory system, the senses, high culinary art and good company.

A night out at the movies with coffee

2010-11-07 10:19:00

Coffee and art movies are the order of the day for some of Shanghai's hip youngsters, as Li Xinzhu finds out.

Italian served with tasty twists

2010-11-07 09:31:41

The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen's Italian restaurant Paletto truly goes the distance - even all the way to Italy - to bring the best in authentic Mediterranean meals.