Sweet mussels steamed in tasty Sauvignon Blanc sauce and enjoyed with warm crusty bread.

Revisiting La Loma in Manila and its endless rows of lechon or roasted suckling pig.

From dumplings to baos, here’s my list of favorite dim sum plates. What’s on your list?

How to make char siu bao at home: start with char siu and scallions.

Shopping Adventures in Chinatown. Shopping for char siu and bamboo steamers.

Alice Waters’s Chocolate Cake with Chocolate and Peanut Butter Frosting.

Homemade Dungeness Crab Cakes, Alice Waters-Style.

Ad Hoc buttermilk fried chicken made at home.