different books. I’m just starting Shark's Fin & Sichuan Pepper, a memoir about a woman eating her way through China. So far, it’s quite entertaining. I had planned to read it before the Olympics started. 'Alone in a...

has anyone heard of this Sichuan restaurant in San Gabriel, supposedly they had 700 dollar bowls ofr shark fin-turtle soup, is this true and correct pricing? Sounds like it would make uraswa or the old ginza sushiko a relative...

, a multi-location place, including many locations in Guangdong province. The one I visited was on Jianguomenwai, near the Jianguo Hotel (as were all these restaurants, other than the Sichuan place). If you are craving abalone,...

We had lunch here today. Highlights were shrimp (not ha gow) and scallop dumplings. Sharks fin dumplings were OK+; spareribs were appropriately grisly and fatty and tasty; bean curd rolls came in a congealed gravy/sauce – a...

Unfortunately I got the recipe online (it was the version from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper). Land of Plenty is at the top of my wishlist though, for sure.

might have been refreshing with about 75% less corn starch/chicken stock glop, and sharks fin and pork dumplings which were just ok. I’m willing to be convinced to give it a second try if anyone thinks we ordered the...

I see there are a few that might merit an award.... the ones that I noted are: The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper, Beyond the Great Wall, Martin Yan’s China (has he ever been nominated or won?), Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper

Five stars on the clever title "The Saucier’s Apprentice" I have not read it yet, but high on my list is a book by my favourite cookbook author. It is not a cookbook. Sharks Fin And Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop.

House continues to impress at 902 Arch Street. The dumplings in spicy sauce are among the best I’ve ever had. Small dumplings (sort of made in a shark-fin style like you’d see at dim sum, thought not fried) floating in...

Would like to urge participants to read her memoir, Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper - just released. Very interesting (am 2/3rds of the way through), not just on her experiences in Sichuan and Hunan, but on Chinese gastronomy in...

Simon please keep us posted! For anyone else interested in the cooking of Chengdu and Sichuan, Fuschia Dunlop has a new book that will certainly whet your appetites: http://www.amazon.com/Sharks-Fin-Sichuan-Pepper...

gastronomy, most courses aren’t, (HK$1080+10%) San Xi Lou and Da Ping Huo are my two favourite Sichuans in HK. The former is robust and unpretentious, the latter is more elegant and sophisticated (the former also serves...

Chicken w/ Shark Fin soup Empress Chicken (W) Mushroom/Mustard Gr w/ sea cucumber Deep Fried (actually, the flyer says Deep Fired) sea bass w/ salt & pepper Yeung Chow fried rice Dessert Daimo Chinese Restaurant (510) 527-3888 3288...

Fin was a bit too soft but the fish broth was excellent with a dash of white pepper. The broth that SharkFin soup comes with is usually thick with cornstarch and heavy with Oyster Sauce but this fish broth was very light, with a...

. Pot stickers, nothing to worry about. All in all a great meal well worth a return visit and at 50RMB per person (no abalone or sharks fin for us) a good deal. Very numbing and spicy but not intolerable, and probably not as much...