Escape to the Tropics: Dai Restaurant in Beijing
2011-02-15 17:37:56
Baoqin Daiwei Restaurant is one of many ethnic selections near Minzu University, but the cuisine, native to the Dai minority of Yunnan province, stands out for its light, tropical, but dynamic flavors.
Eat in Hong Kong
2011-02-15 17:11:27
To truly taste authentic Hong Kong food, luxurious hotels are not necessary and neither are the expensive shark fins and abalones.
Food of the gods for love
2011-02-13 08:24:58
Valentine's Day is that one day in the year when you can shower love and chocolates on that significant other, following a tradition that goes back as far as the ancient civilizations of South America.
Not just for couples
2011-02-13 08:24:58
Could it be that I hang with a rather unromantic crowd? Or perhaps, it has more to do with the fact that most of us are still recuperating from the Lunar New Year festivities.
Star grazing
2011-02-13 08:18:50
On a chilly Friday evening in Mong Kok, the spacious open dining room of Ming Court in the Langham Place Hotel is buzzing.
The vines that bind a family affair
2011-02-12 07:39:09
Kleine Zalze wines from South Africa have won 30 gold medals and five trophies in the past two years.
Delicious detox
2011-02-12 07:39:09
Are you suffering from a surfeit of the good stuff from all that holiday bingeing? Pauline D. Loh says it's time to eat vegetarian for a change.
Durga's Crowne chicken curry
2011-02-12 07:29:10
There's always room for a good curry on the menu, and at home it can be done quite easily.
Eight treasures on the festive table
2011-02-08 07:36:29
There's only one dessert that truly deserves pride of place on the Shanghainese family's Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner.
Spring rolls - food for a new season
2011-02-08 07:36:29
In Beijing, it is customary to eat spring rolls at the Beginning of Spring or li chun, the first in a series of 24 solar terms on the Chinese almanac.
Tarts from the heart
2011-02-08 07:36:29
Straits Chinese cooks were the firstfusion chefs. Pauline D Loh recalls childhood treats of home.
Wines to enjoy, others that are good to share
2011-02-08 07:36:08
Here are a few wines you can enjoy with family and friends, both at the table or in the lounge. They'll also look very good in a hamper or gift basket.