Chinese

Luxe for Less During Yauatcha’s Yum Cha Tea Service

Consumer enthusiasm for tea service continues to grow. At Yauatcha, the Michelin-starred Galleria-area Chinese restaurant best known for its dim…

Drop it Like It’s Hot Pot

It’s easy to understand why dining at a restaurant that features hot pot might be intimidating to the uninitiated. There…

The Tea Eggs Experiment

Tea eggs, soy sauce eggs, marbled eggs: Whatever you choose to call them, they are a delicious twist on ordinary…

We Asked, They Answered (Part III)

Familiar faces in Houston media and the hospitality industry share their favorite destinations in Asiatown. This is the third installment of…

All Wrapped Up in Dumplings

Nearly every culture on Earth has some form of dough stuffed with a sweet or savory filling as its comfort…

Slurp Up Soup Dumplings

Xiao long bao is a kind of steamed bun thought to have originated in Nanxiang, near Shanghai. Commonly called “soup…

The Ultimate Food Lover’s Guide to Chinatown

The Chinese diaspora has been Houston's gain. Here in this city – and in particular here in the Chinatown section…

Hand-Pulled Noodles at Kuen Noodle House

At Kuen Noodle House in Chinatown, there’s a large glass window through which patrons can view the work of the kitchen staff who…