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Caprese salad

2009-03-26 16:42:50

I wanted to share a picture of a Caprese salad I made last weekend at my Mom’s house. I cut up two vine-ripe tomatoes (one red, one yellow) into slices and layered them between slices of fresh mozzarella.

Grate taste

2009-03-30 10:33:32

The comfortable-looking cream-colored cushioned seats at Yellow Stone (黄玉石西餐厅) perfectly complement the bountiful natural sunlight streaming in through the French windows.

Slow-stewed enjoyment

2009-04-20 13:53:39

Finding the right specialties is often very important to enjoying your food experience.

Lunch at desk

2009-05-12 16:33:47

Here’s a picture of a cute little salad I made at work today. I whipped it up while sitting it at my desk using only my hands, a butter knife, and a little plate.

Thriving in a man's world

2009-05-19 10:59:36

Many people think mom made the best food they've ever had, yet most of the best chefs are men.

More to Italian cuisine than pizza and pasta

2009-05-22 14:05:59

Italy has 600 to 800 kinds of pasta, a good example of its varied cuisine.Mr Reporter said "the portions were too small", and that "a plate of spaghetti and a Coke may make a dinner for an Italian, but not for a Chinese".

American favorites

2009-05-31 10:11:35

Chef Zachary Lewison of the Union Bar & Grille gave a cooking class recently inside the restaurant's kitchen.

Staying true to their roots

2010-05-08 09:23:19

The Chinese are widespread throughout the world, and where there are people, there's food. Pauline D Loh looks at how they eat Chinese in Adelaide, currently host of the country's most prestigious food festival

Tasty comfort zone

2009-06-08 15:32:52

After a recent revamp, Kafe Peranakan is an even more comfortable place to try tasty Malaysian and Southeast Asian food.

Salad days and cold cuts

2010-02-27 09:53:32

After a full week of feasting and bingeing, it's time to eat light and let the tummies recuperate.

The color purple truly tasteful

2010-04-12 10:06:55

Purple Bodhi Restaurant's Yansha branch was a pleasant surprise: The food quality is excellent, and presentation is creative.

In toon with spring

2010-04-03 09:22:37

Warmer weather is nearly here, and tiny green leaves are sprouting with joyful abandon. But there is one tree that everyone watches with great interest, says Pauline D Loh

In toon with spring

2010-04-03 09:22:37

Warmer weather is nearly here, and tiny green leaves are sprouting with joyful abandon. But there is one tree that everyone watches with great interest, says Pauline D Loh

Taste of Africa

2009-07-20 17:37:26

Ras Ethiopia, which lays claim to being the only Ethiopian restaurant in China, offers patrons a taste of culture with every bit of authentic Ethiopian cuisine.

Get your claws into these

2009-07-25 10:21:06

The smell of good seafood floats in the air at East 33, Raffles Beijing Hotel, which presents a seafood buffet on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Summer salad with salmon

2009-08-10 11:14:39

One of my favorite summer dinners is a big salad with fresh salmon on top.

Peaches and dreams

2010-09-12 10:54:13

Even as the summer winds down in Beijing, the fruit stalls are still stacked high with peaches of all sizes. Pauline D Loh thinks up some dreamy recipes for this succulent fruit.

Expat haunt now wooing more Chinese

2010-03-20 07:34:38

While Nuage may offer one of the best views of Houhai Lake, it is one of the restaurants hit hardest by the financial crisis. Expats, who once used to pack the place, have become scarce.