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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
With all good wishes for the Year of the Horse, here’s a picture of New Year’s Day feasting in rural Hunan, 2004. A table of plenty,…
You can read my piece about the incredible Hangzhou Cuisine Museum (ä¸å›½æå¸®èœåšç‰©é¦†) on the BBC website here, or listen to me talking about it on From…
I’ve always rather admired those incredible Chinese cold-cut platters 冷盘, in which auspicious scenes are recreated in a collage of little slices of food. Sometimes they…