Today I’m heading into the land of Sherlock Holmes for some tasty Chinese cuisine. Not sure if Sherlock ever ambled out of 221B Baker Street for a night of Dim Sum – but I expect he would have liked it – I love a Dim Sum extravaganza. Especially the spread offered at Royal China. Dim […]
There comes a time when that craving for Chinese food gets the better of you. That’s when you know it’s time to head for a small local restaurant deep in the burbs in Rondebosch, Cape Town. Taiwanese chef Chuck Yang cooks up a storm and steaming hot, freshly prepared dishes are delivered to your table. The prawn foo yong […]
This dish is one of my favourite Chinese treats that I’ve never considered cooking before as I thought it would be far too complicated and time consuming. How wrong I was! It’s the perfect quick, easy dinner that tastes deliciously authentic. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Serves 2 2 […]
You know what it’s like when you have a craving for Chinese food. You just have to have it – and luckily I remembered the perfect place to go. We first visited Chuck Yang’s Speciality Dish two years ago and have been planning to return ever since. The interestingly-named restaurant has a tiny seating area […]
My latest Covent Garden discovery is an Asian cookery school called School of Wok. So off I went for an evening of Wok & Roll. Oh yes! Our teacher Stefan started us all chopping the ingredients we needed for the dishes we were going to cook – with an incredibly sharp cleaver! I’m secretly lusting […]
One of our favourite lunch spots in Sea Point is a Chinese restaurant called Tao Yung, just across the road from the stunning Sea Point pools. We spend a lot of time at the pools, and don’t need much of an excuse to pop across for lunch. The menu is comprehensive as you would expect […]