Tag Archives: Chinese cuisine

Heating up the Hunan house @ Di Shui Dong, Shanghai

On a rare Friday date night, we found ourselves eating possibly the most unromantic food known to man. Hunan food at Di Shui Dong (滴水洞) in the French Concession. And whilst we knew that Hunan food is hot, we walked away … Continue reading

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A big plate of chicken at Yakexi, Jing’an

It’s pretty easy to get sick of Shanghainese food. Whilst good, it’s sweet, sticky and overly oily. Luckily living in Shanghai means that we have the option of plenty of other regional Chinese and western food. One of our go to … Continue reading

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Mouth numbing goodness – No 10 Sichuan, Earls Court

With restaurants such as Bar Shu, Empress of Sichuan and Chilli Cool ramping up a strong following amongst London bloggers, it seems like Sichuan food is well aligned to be the next ‘big’ cuisine. Having lived in the south-west of … Continue reading

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Dumplings Legend, Chinatown

Food gems in London’s Chinatown are few and far between. There are probably about half a dozen or so places that I do dine at, generally only frequenting each place for a particular dish. So when I heard news that … Continue reading

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Singapore Garden, Swiss Cottage

We’re moving to the NW. I’m a bit sad to finally put this in writing, as for some reason it makes it seem a bit more real. But it is true and in less than one month we will no … Continue reading

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Lunch @ Yum Cha, Camden

I’ve recently started to play badminton in Camden, so we are constantly on the lookout for good places to grab a quick and cheap lunch afterwards. After reading quite a few positive write ups about Yumcha in Camden a we … Continue reading

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