New York Times book review!
Totally thrilled to read the wonderful review by Dwight Garner in the New York Times! Here is some of what he says: ‘A serious and intrepid…
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US publication day!
Yes, today is the day the Invitation to a Banquet is published with W.W. Norton in the United States! I’m in New York, at the start of a book tour that will take me to…
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US book tour November 2023!
I’m so looking forward to being back in the United States for the first time in about four years! Please see the image for the events I’ll be doing in various cities.…
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The Food of Sichuan
I’m currently in the US on my book tour for The Food of Sichuan! These events are still to come: Saturday 26 October: Washington DC, Politics and Prose Monday 28 October:…
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Sri Lankan safari adventures
I’ve been meaning for a while to post some more photographs of my Sri Lanka trip earlier this year, and once again to thank the delightful ‘Mr Teddy’ (aka…
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A taste of Xi’an in North London
Though the Chinese city of Xi’an is best known for its terracotta soldiers, it also has some notable culinary specialities, including ‘soaked flatbread with beef or…
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Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards shortlist
How lovely to be shortlisted for Food Writer of the Year by the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards, along with the excellent Sybil Kapoor and Tim Lewis!
Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food!
My new website is currently underway, but will be a little later than I had hoped, mainly because I’ve been preoccupied with other stuff! In the…
Conversation with Tyler Cowen and friends in Washington DC
Have you ever been to Panda Gourmet? It’s a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Washington DC with something of a cultish following because of its…
Land of Fish and Rice: US Book Tour Events!
These are some of the public events that I’m doing during my current US book tour, in case anyone’s interested! (With thanks to my friend Penny…
Land of Fish and Rice: UK edition now out!
Today is the official publication day of my latest book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China! It’s a collection of…
Land of Plenty reprint now on sale!
I’m very happy to announce that the reprint of Land of Plenty (the US edition of Sichuan Cookery, my Sichuan cookbook) is now on sale. To…
The delights of eating jellyfish
Vast numbers of jellyfish have been invading British beaches this summer, to the consternation of tourists and local people. Perhaps we should just find out which…
Eating animals to extinction
The seamy side of Chinese gastronomy was in the headlines again this week, as fourteen police officers in Shenzhen were suspended and a police chief put…
My latest WildChina food tour
In October, I took another group of adventurers on a gastronomic tour of China, from Beijing, through Xi’an, Chengdu and Hangzhou, to Shanghai. It’s always a…
Swedish adventures
We pulled the crayfish apart, sucking the juices from their heads and chomping through the claws, devoured their sweet flesh, deeply infused with the flowery scent…