Mark Rao and Nathan Chan remember the longest all-nighter of their college career, but it wasn’t to complete school work. The two friends were in the midst of opening their restaurant, Chengdu Famous ...
They're not much to look at, that's for sure. Two rabbit heads, skinned, their flesh dull brown, their tiny teeth sharp and white. I stare down at them. They stare unblinkingly back. I'm sitting in ...
Regulars at Chengdu Taste, the Alhambra Sichuan restaurant famous for its toothpick lamb and its two-hour wait for a table, know they can order specials off the menu. Stop in for dinner, and servers ...
Walk the streets of Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, at dusk and you’ll encounter a pandemonium of smells. On one corner, an older woman tosses just-fried potatoes with ...
Chengdu, the city famous for its spicy hot pot and a whole lot of assorted snacks, is serving up its annual international food and tourism festival. It will be the event's first time since the city ...
More than 500 guests from 92 countries and regions recently gathered in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, for the Seventh Slow Food International Congress and the 14th Food & ...
Reporting from Chengdu, China — If you want to experience China’s innovation boom, a good place to start would seem to be the Hi-tech Development Zone in Chengdu, a city known for spicy cuisine, ...
The tiny fruit may look innocuous enough, but they pack a unique and serious punch. Thanks to a molecule called hydroxy-alpha sanshool, Sichuan peppercorns famously make the lips tingle, even to the ...
Most travelers only know Chengdu as the place to see China’s beloved giant pandas—and while that’s definitely a must, it barely scratches the surface of what the city has to offer. Chengdu is a major ...
Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. The Sichuan food scene in Los Angeles has long been dominated by Chengdu Taste and ...