Peking Duck For Another New Year

Jan 12, 12 Peking Duck For Another New Year

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We’re feasting on duck for the Dragon New Year.Lesley’s eager to get together for a Peking Duck dinner. “Let’s celebrate Chinese new year early!” She suggests excitedly. I love eating with my Chinese friends: all are avid food lovers and I always learn something new about their multi-faceted food traditions. Tonight is...

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Back To Basics: A Good Chinese Restaurant

May 31, 10 Back To Basics: A Good Chinese Restaurant

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Noticing my ennui with food writing and becoming increasingly unsettled by it, my Bin declares, “Maybe it’s time to get back to basics!”I roll my eyes. “What are you talking about?” “A good Chinese restaurant will do you good, Lor. Basics, you know?” My Bin had been to this “back to basics” Chinese restaurant a...

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Really Good Food (last of 2 Parts)

Apr 15, 10 Really Good Food (last of 2 Parts)

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More of my favorite dishes.Really Good Food Part 1 here. Choi Garden’s Peking Duck Peking duck is my ultimate celebratory dish. Seven years ago my Bin and I split an entire duck between us when we found out we were pregnant, and when Boo was old enough to come out to eat, we discovered that she liked Peking Duck...

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A Good Birthday Meal To Banish Bad Memories

Feb 18, 10 A Good Birthday Meal To Banish Bad Memories

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This is the last restaurant I ate in before I was knocked out by dengue and a severe skin condition  last November so for my birthday, it’s imperative that I come back here to obliterate those bad memories.Tao Yuan is one of those restaurants that I rank right up there with Peking Garden and Choi’s Garden. But...

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