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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Something Delicious For Your Sunday: A Dimsum Brunch

Aug 05, 11 Something Delicious For Your Sunday: A Dimsum Brunch

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Sunday is for sleeping in yes, but this type of dimsum is worth waking up for.EDSA Shangri-La’s Summer Palace scintillates during a weekday lunch but it’s thoroughly memorable on a Sunday morning. Yes, Sunday morning. It’s only on this day that dimsum service commences at 9am, a delicious open secret that only a few are...

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M.I.Y.O. Monday: What Are Your 2 Favorite Dimsum Dishes?

Jul 18, 11 M.I.Y.O. Monday: What Are Your 2 Favorite Dimsum Dishes?

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Tell me and tell me where you eat them; even post a photo if you care to.For the past week or so, I’ve been dreaming in dimsum: little dishes, big “heart warmers.” Of the countless types available, I have many favorites but in keeping with the spirit of M.I.Y.O. Monday, here’s the dimsum duo I desire. The...

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Noodles and A Whimsical Little Pumpkin

Nov 17, 10 Noodles and A Whimsical Little Pumpkin

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Noodles and food that truly “warm the heart” : dimsum.We’re at Summer Palace today, the favorite restaurant of my friend, O. “Here, I always feel like it’s home,” he tells me, his eyes already lit in anticipation. I notice that he looks tired but the prospect of a good meal is already easing his mental...

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