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…
More Beijing duck please
It’s rare to find real Peking duck in London. This is not surprising, partly because the London Chinese restaurant business has traditionally been in the hands…
Not what it seems
Last night, I finally made it to Gourmet San (or ‘The Old Place’ as it’s known in Chinese) on the Bethnal Green Road in East London,…
Unsavoury characters
A few months ago I took part in an event at the British Museum on the challenges of translating Chinese, which turned out to be very…