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Red wine with meat not fish? It all comes down to science

[2009-10-23 12:38]

It's not just culinary etiquette to pair red wine with red meat not fish with a Japanese research team finding there is a scientific explanation.

Food for the Winter Solstice

[2011-01-04 18:33]

The winter solstice is an important solar term in the lunar calendar in China, which is also a traditional festival.Today, residents in many places maintain their customs of celebrating the festival of winter solstice.

Hooters girls

[2009-12-11 10:23]

"It's showtime girls!" a waitress shouts across the dining room at Hooters, an American-born franchise restaurant in Beijing.

Enjoying Sichuan fare with a bird's-eye view

[2010-12-26 09:25]

Located on the 39th floor of the Hilton Shanghai Hotel, Sichuan Court offers customers traditional Sichuan cuisine, five-star dining service and a unique grand view of Shanghai that no other Sichuan restaurant has.

Cold weather cravings

[2009-10-27 11:02]

I don’t know about you, but when the weather gets colder, I start craving lots of warm, comforting foods. For many people, that means UNHEALTHY.

Chuan cuisine

[2011-01-05 15:15]

Chuan Cuisine is the most popular cuisine in all of China, defined in terms of the breadth and depth of where it is served. Of course it helps the depth parameter that the neighboring population-dense municipality of Chongqing, formerly a part of Sichuan Province, is one of the areas outside present-day Sichuan Province most enamored of Chuan Cuisine.

Caviar? Golden cake? The world's most extravagant meals

[2009-12-09 14:03]

The finest ingredients and top chefs are key components to the best dining experiences, but it can be the added extras that make meals or venues memorable.

Let's ham it up

[2009-10-30 10:05]

The Spanish rave about jamon Serrano, their ham from the mountains. The Italians are proud of their prosciutto or Parma ham. The French would eat naught but jambon de Bayonne.

Cantonese cuisine

[2011-01-05 15:17]

Cantonese Cuisine, also known as Yue Cuisine, is the culinary style of Guangdong Province, which was called Canton when the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese was in use. This particular type of Chinese food has been popularized by Chinese restaurants around the world as the majority of those who set up these restaurants were of Cantonese origin.

Savor 'the sweet life'

[2009-12-05 09:33]

Set up in 2003, La Dolce Vita (甜蜜生活意大利餐厅) is the fusion of two Chinese students studying in Italy, and an Italian master chef. Over the years it has been favored by expats in Beijing.

Lu cuisine

[2011-01-05 15:21]

Lu Cuisine, also called Shandong Cuisine, is originated from the native cooking styles of East China’s Shandong Province. Its history can date back to Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 207 BC). It has become one of China’s eight cuisines since Song Dynasty (960 AD to 1234 AD). It is the most prevalent distinct regional cuisine in China, popular through out Beijing, Tianjin and Northeast China.

Something fishy at Kogumaya

[2009-12-05 09:26]

Wealthy Japanese businessmen and their wives frequent Kogumaya Restaurant and Bar in Shanghai for their daily dose of sashimi - shipped fresh from the docks of Japan's Nagasaki fish market.