It’s a nice greeting at this time of year, to be wished a prosperous year. As Chinese is pretty much up there in MGG’s top three (chicken chow mein rotates with mussels and chicken pie as her fave) then there is a big demand for Chinese food here. Being close to Leicester, we’re really [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chinese Food'
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
January 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Foodie gifts, Ingredients
Tags:Chinese cooking
The Friday Five – Feed Me, Feed Me Now!
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
Of course, there are days when you can slow roast a whole hog, make your own puff pastry, make stock from scratch, and everyone will be happy. And then there’s a Tuesday night when everyone screams in at different times, ravenously hungry and desperate to eat. Right now. Where would you turn for inspiration? Here’s [...]
The joy of the food court. No, really!
September 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chinese Food, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
I get to do a reasonable amount of travelling for my job, which means quite a lot of nights away. And two words strike dread into my heart. Room service. Generally, if you’re on your own, there is no more depressing evening meal than room service. Few dishes benefit from the long haul journey from kitchen [...]
What I’d like to be taking to China
September 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Chinese Food, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel
I’m off on a trip for the day job to China, which I’m really looking forward to. Love Chinese food and hoping to get some time out to try and get to eat some. But there does come a point in a trip where I do suddenly crave a taste of home. On a trip [...]
Tags:British cheese·Foodie gifts·Local food·Sparkenhoe Red Leicester·taste of home
48 hours of eating to and from Hong Kong
May 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chinese Food, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
Not much to say, other than don’t travel with a fussy vegetarian who doesn’t like Chinese food! How can I have been to Hong Kong and had no Chinese food, at all? It’s a travesty. Here’s kind of the start to finish: Going to Birmingham next week, perhaps more chance of [...]
What do foodies do in Spring?
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie blogs, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, French food, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Kitchenwares
There are very vague signs of Spring: mornings are lighter, if I slink off sharpish it’s still light when I leave work, and there are some small green shoots in the garden. And in the kitchen all sorts of things change for me. I know that it’s Spring when I start reaching for Bill Granger [...]
Tags:allotments·Bill Granger·Chinese New Year·Cookbooks·French food·Grow your own·pancakes·Pierre Herme·Seeds of Italy·Shrove Tuesday·Spring·vegetable growing
The Saturday Session – Dim Sum no dim supper
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Recipes, Saturday Session
I love dim sum, and trips to London always tend to include finding somewhere to indulge in great dim sum. This week was New World on Gerrard Place, which is fantastic for that full-on traditional dim sum experience with trollies madly dashing around the room. Then there are great modern versions of dim sum, with [...]
Tags:Chinese cooking·Chinese Food·cocktails·Cookbooks·dim sum·Ingredients·Ping Pong·The Asian Cookshop·Yauatcha
