It’s been quite some time since I last had a stellar Shanghainese meal. We had some very pedestrian Shanghainese food this summer up in San Francisco, and there aren’t any good Shanghainese restaurants here in OC. Last weekend, my friend suggested we take a trip to the Rowland Heights area, and I was absolutely down […]
my week in NYC: carb overload in Chinatown
What trip to NYC would be complete without a visit to the legendary Joe’s Shanghai for their famous xiao long bao? I’ve been to Joe’s before, some 14 years ago and even back then, the XLBs were seriously decadent, especially outside of Asia. Even though they have several locations now, I wanted to go back […]
a bowl of afternoon comfort
The kid and I love salty soy milk and I had promised him a trip to get some even before we left California. It was the last week of our visit and I decided it was time to get down to Causeway Bay to get ourselves a bowl. We get to Yat Pang Heung, a […]
He Jiang — a tale of two cities
My dinner at He Jiang was one which brought a host of emotions in me. My meal was shared with old friends and colleagues and I could think of nothing better than to break bread with them. He Jiang is located at The Cosmopolitan Hotel and brings together cuisines of Sichuan and Shanghai, hence its […]
