Call me Chinese as I love seafood and especially enjoy a succulently prepared Lobster dish. Hey, who doesn’t right, especially with the regal chunkiness the red backed crustacean is so famous for. Most commonly associated with the upper echelons of gastronomy, the prized shellfish is of course, an integral part of the fishing industry, to the tune of about US$1 billion globally. However, parts of this glob

You know how sometimes you crave simple things but you don’t know where to find a really good version of it? Well, I’ve been craving chicken rice for months now, and most recently, it has taken me all the way to Croydon to find possibly, the best chicken rice

Many many moons ago, people used to refer to me as ‘Leong’. And several moons after, I became a legend, and I galloped into the sunset with my silver stallion and lived happily ever after. No, I’m kidding, but I did (and still do) go by Kang L(eong), Leong being my surname for anybody who is wondering. I think it translates to ‘Gentle’, so you can all refer to me as Mr Gentle from now on (perhaps a reflection of my skills in the boudoir….?). This (of course) has nothing to do with the Taiwanese restaurant we’re going to talk about, which is now so successful, it has open its second legendary outpost. Let’s find out if indeed, the legend does continue

Singapore Garden Official Site 83 Fairfax Road NW6 4DY 020 7328 5314 Approx £25 pp There are many parts of London that remain undiscovered to me. Take for instance the Abbey road crossing. I didn’t think I would enjoy holding up traffic to emulate that famous album cover, but enjoy it I did. I’m in the area looking for good old steamed chicken, hainanese style preferably

Legend has it that Dim Sum is meant to touch your heart, some call it 'sipping tea'. To me, it's brunch on a sunday, chinese style with the folks and definitely with the special peeps (that includes you). The Cantonese in me normally shoots for the classic prawn, pork, prawn pork combos be it the dumplings, the cheung funs or the buns, however, the Taiwanese of me suggests that venturing out from the comfort zone once in a while, ain't a bad thing

Cha Cha Moon Official Site 151 Queensway W2 4YN 020 7792 0088 Noodles £6 Mini eats £4 Thrist quenchers £3 One, two. Cha cha cha. Three, four. ha ha ha. And again, One, two. he ho ho. Everytime I hear the chachacha, it’s bellbottoms, big bangs and ‘Do the hussle!, du-du-du..’. So far so 1979. In the nineties Al Pacino made tango cool again and in the nougties, everybody is doing salsa and you’re wondering what this has to do with noodles at Alan Yau’s Cha Cha moon. Nothing actually, but that’s kinda the whole point. Still with me

Kang’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from the finance foodie who does numbers by day and eats like me by night! FF blogs about the very best five star establishments to the most modest hole in the walls in search of the proverbial gastronomical high. For this trip, she has landed at Chung Shin Yuan to sample a very Taiwanese Breakfast in Boston. Enjoy it folks! -Kang. Last weekend, I attended a get together at Chung Shin Yuan, a “hidden gem” in Newton, MA known for its Taiwanese style breakfasts. Since the place is about 45 minutes away from Boston, my friends suggested we meet up at 10:30 a.m. in order to beat the weekend crowd (this place apparently fills up faster than my plate at a seafood buffet). When I realized we were meeting before noon on a Saturday (shudder!), I was tempted to feign illness and sleep in. However, my heater inexplicably shut off in the middle of the night, so I was unexpectedly awaken by the bitter cold that drifted into my room at 9:00 a.m. I figured since I was already awake, I might as well go to brunch (plus, I didn’t want to be known as “Anti-Social Athena”). When we arrived on scene, we found half of Boston’s Asian population had already beaten us. Luckily, we bribed an elderly Chinese couple ahead of us in

Photo by rightee Nian Nian Yuo Yu, Mom and Dad. Happy Chinese New Year to you folks. I’m not doing much this year and I’m not going out to China Town - at least not on the first couple of days, I’m sure it will be packed to the brim with people. I haven’t been home for CNY in gosh, seven years now; I could remember mom’s abalone and broccoli – her CNY eve special. Personally, I would advise against eating chinese on CNY simply because restaurants will be completely packed out. Although, if you don’t mind the queues and you want to feel the CNY buzz, then there is not better time to go eat chinese than now. I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of London chinese food, I think it has dipped in quality in the last couple of years. Royal dragon used to be quite good, the har kao was spot on and their mandarin style steak was really great ( alot of wok heat ) , but ever since they refurbished in ’05, it has been converted into a karaoke spot serving bland food

There are lots of reviews of this nice little noodle place just off Leicester Sq station. Pretty much everybody roundly praised its fresh noodles and the excellent value. Most recently, Timeout showered it with praise and bestowed upon it the runner-up for best cheap eat of 2008. Bloggers like delightful eggtarts wrote a pretty comprehensive review of the place, so I’m not going to repeat that. Instead I’m just going to narrow down the three things you should order when you eat at Bao zi Inn&#

Royal china is a popular destination for those wanting to experience proper dim sum in London. Located just round the corner from queensway tube station, one could also manage a brisk walk through hyde park,weather permitting of course. a brief history of sunday breakfast, chinese style  For the uninitiated, dim sum is a specific chinese cuisine which is usually served in the mornings till lunchtime in chinese restaurants (this doesnt seem to apply in London). It is normally a weekend affair where families and close friends gather. It can be rather hectic as most chinese restaurants come to life with all the hustle and bustle. A bit like the chinese version sunday brunch. It is also a tradition where the elderly gather to chill out (not sure if they’d call it that..), read the paper and engage in lively debate. That’s also why some people also refer to dim sum as yum cha, which means drink tea. (you might have realised alan yau’s yautcha is a play on the words so you are drinking alan at his joint)  Dim sum (in cantonese) roughly  translates to ‘touch heart’. Depending on whom you speak to, ’touch heart’ can mean that the food is just so heart-touchingly good, or that the food comes in small bite sizes, they are like little gifts to touch your heart. Both are valid interpretations in my opinion, especially when you are eating at Royal China