Since moving into the city about half a year ago, I’ve explored my fair share of Chinese restaurants, including a bunch in the Chinatown area (there are hidden gems there, you just have to look!) and in the more neighborhood-like Richmond and Sunset districts. However, I haven’t had the chance to try out a specific …
I was in a bit of a dilemma in deciding what to feature for my next Food Spotlight restaurant, since this place offered both amazing food and desserts. On one end of the spectrum you have genuine Taiwanese lunch boxes, and on the other hand you have some of the best shaved snow for the price …
I’ve been featuring a lot of breakfast spots lately, so I thought I’d throw a Taiwanese-style breakfast place into the mix. Perfect timing since I’m back at SoCal, the land of the abundant (and tasty) Asian eateries. Yi Mei Deli Co has been around for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my family …
It’s very natural for me to draw parallels between SoCal and NorCal eateries, since the former is my birthplace and the latter my adopted home. This especially rings true with Asian food, which is huge in certain parts of the LA area as well as the Bay Area. Sheng Kee Bakery to me is the …
It’s always nice to get a little taste of home when you’ve been away from SoCal Asian food for a while. Like I’ve said before, Berkeley has many amazing eateries, but the selection of Asian food (particularly Chinese and Taiwanese food) is severely lacking. But no matter! The solution is to drive merely a few …
Visiting the legendary Din Tai Fung is a given for anyone living in or visiting SoCal. Consistently ranked as one of the top Chinese restaurants, this place is famous for its Shanghai-style steamed pork dumplings (xiaolongbao) – the round kinds cooked in bamboo baskets and filled with greasy soup in each bite.
There aren’t many standout dim sum places in Berkeley, but thankfully, there’s a much better selection in nearby cities, including Oakland, SF, and surprisingly Emeryville. I’ve heard of “the dim sum place in Emeryville” for quite some time before I finally got the chance to try it out with my roommates. Hong Kong East Ocean …
Each year, my business club ABA volunteers to file taxes for low-income families in Oakland Chinatown. VITA, as it’s called, would not be complete without a foray to the local restaurants for some cheap and authentic dim sum. A perennial favorite among ABA’ers, Sun Sing Pastry Dim Sum offers fresh, tasty, and cheap dim sum …