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…
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…
James Beard awards update
Still can’t quite believe that on Friday night I won two more James Beard Awards – Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking took the…
James Beard Awards 2014
I’m thrilled and amazed to be nominated in two categories this year! Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking is on the shortlist for international…
News, tapas-style
READING: I’ve been gripped by Anya von Bremzen’s memoir of eating in the USSR, ‘Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking’. The story of three generations of…
‘Every Grain of Rice’ officially out today!
My new book, Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking, is out today. Unlike my other cookery books, it’s not focused on one province, but…
Books interview
The Browser have just published an interview with me about five books on Chinese food.
‘Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper’ out in paperback!
My most recent book, Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper, is now out in paperback in the UK and worldwide! (The US paperback edition came out in…
Płetwa rekina i syczuański pieprz
The Polish edition of Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper is now out! Do please tell any Polish friends who you think might be interested! And here…