Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found. Researchers from the Department of Food Science Technology at the University of California, have found that beer is a rich s... [More]
Australian wines are doing well and aiming high in China, said James Halliday (pictured right), one of Australia's leading wine authorities, at a wine tasting for the media and industry insiders in Beijing recently. China is currently Austr... [More]
Prosperous pots symbolize good fortune in the Chinese New Year. Courtesy of China World Hotel Friends and family get together to enjoy big servings for a lucky and prosperous new year Someone made the joke once, that wherever in the world y... [More]
Crab dishes are always a must for big occasions, such as New Year's Eve dinner. Photos by Pauline D Loh With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, it is time to introduce some festive dishes the whole family can enjoy together. Here are two... [More]
The menu of Jia He Yu Xian Restaurant (嘉鱼河鲜) looks like a fish encyclopedia, with nearly 30 different species. The restaurant was born after Li Peng visited a friend in Sichuan province's Yibin city, where they fished on the Yangtze... [More]
A bar opening tomorrow on Beiluoguxiang is the latest example of a growing trend that has seen shops take advantage of the street's proximity to Nanluoguxiang (NLGX) Pedestrian Street, minus the cost, the kitsch and the chaos. Zhang Jinkui,... [More]
A waitress from Paulaner Brauhaus, a Bavarian restaurant and microbrewery in Beijing, pours a pint from the tap. Feng Yongbin China has still got a long way to go when it comes to beer. Local beer is cheap, but you get what you pay for; imp... [More]
With so many choices out there in Beijing, sometimes it's hard to choose a wine to drink or bring to a dinner party based on just a price. Probably at one time or another we have all gone by the Beijing rule, if it's under 100 yuan it proba... [More]
Like ducks to water, visitors to Nanjing search out restaurants near the city's famous Confucius Temple for one thing and one thing only - Nanjing Saltwater Duck. Pauline D Loh explores this pride of the South Despite its rather plebeian na... [More]
There are a lot of Chinese foods I like, but I don't rate many as stunning. A tasting at The Private Room on the fifth floor of the Park Hyatt Beijing served up such a dish. Appetizers of jasmine-flavored smoked fish and a tender spotted gr... [More]