Les Chefs des Chefs… in London
A rather incredible evening on Monday… At short notice, I was invited to a dinner at Mosimann’s for a gathering of the Club des Chefs des…
The gastronomic adventures of Michelle Obama in China
While I was in Chengdu in March, I found myself staying in the same hotel as Michelle Obama for a couple of nights. Despite our proximity,…
A Sino-Moroccan feast in London
Anissa Helou beat me to it with her blog post about today’s culinary collaboration! Anyway, here’s mine. Anissa (a brilliant cook and food writer specialising in…
The lonely life of the Chinese chef
Recently I went with the head chef of Barshu, Zhang Xiaozhong, to give some presentations at the Worlds of Flavour conference at the Culinary Institute of…
General Tso’s chicken (again)
Francis Lam has written an interesting piece on the history of General Tso’s chicken for Salon.com. And I think it may clear up one of the…
More thoughts on Michelin in China
Some time ago I wrote a piece for the Financial Times about the Michelin Guide’s awarding of its maximum accolade, three stars, to a Chinese restaurant,…
Michelin honours Chinese chef – Part II
I promised to write a little more on this story, and ended up doing a piece for the Financial Times, which you can read here. It…
Michelin honours Chinese chef
For the first time, Michelin has awarded its maximum honour, three stars, to a Chinese chef – Chan Yan Tak of the Lung King Heen restaurant…
New Yorker article!
My piece about a restaurant in Hangzhou appears in this weeks New Yorker Food Issue. It’s the first time I’ve written for the magazine. Below are…
The thinnest noodles in the world
The other night I was introduced over dinner to Li Enhai, a famous noodle chef. Apparently he is noted in the Guinness Book of Records –…