The beauty of claypot rice, the comfort of chicken pot pie, Panda Inn’s orange chicken redo, a Grocery Goblin’s art discoveries, pie from a cake queen, plus line-worthy sweets and a last meal at Cassia. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. Newsletter You’re reading Tasting Notes Our…
Campus dining halls serve as the primary source of meals for many students, especially freshmen, at the University of Georgia. At such a pivotal time of life, healthy eating is important, but can fall to the wayside amid the other responsibilities of college life. Here are some ways students at UGA can make the most…
A young boy in China and his parents are under investigation after the child threw firecrackers into a sewer, igniting methane and causing an explosion that damaged several luxury cars. Eight vehicles, including a Porsche, a BMW and an Audi, were damaged in the explosion, with the total loss reaching 285,000 yuan (US$39,000), according to…
China’s largest “cheap eats” restaurant chain was cleared by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to make its IPO after its third filing this year Key Takeaways: Xiaocaiyuan has passed the listing hearing for its Hong Kong IPO, as a reviving stock market gets set to welcome China’s “home kitchen” The affordable restaurant operator is hoping…
Regular and new patrons alike have flocked to a decades-old Hong Kong cha chaan teng, made famous for being featured in a comedy film starring Stephen Chow Sing-chi, as the struggling restaurant in Mong Kok will close permanently after Christmas. The Hung Wan Cafe was packed on Saturday afternoon, with a stream of customers waiting…
Regular and new patrons alike have flocked to a decades-old Hong Kong cha chaan teng, made famous for being featured in a comedy film starring Stephen Chow Sing-chi, as the struggling restaurant in Mong Kok will close permanently after Christmas. The Hung Wan Cafe was packed on Saturday afternoon, with a stream of customers waiting…
This summer, Hideaki Sato closed his fine-dining restaurant Ta Vie in Hong Kong, which received its third Michelin star in 2023, for several weeks, reopening it only at the beginning of September. While done primarily for renovations and redecoration following nine years of almost non-stop operation, another reason for the pause was for the chef…
Hong Kong Paralympic gold medallist Ho Yuen-kei has complained that a restaurant refused to serve her after a staff member said bringing her wheelchair inside would affect other diners. The boccia athlete said on Tuesday that a staff member at Thai restaurant Ayutthaya in Causeway Bay had refused to let her inside on the grounds…
(CNN) – Chick-fil-A is stepping into a new entertainment venture that will bring more than good food to families. The fast food chain is launching a new app called Chick-fil-A Play. The app was designed with parents and kids in mind to have the ultimate digital playground experience at their fingertips. It features unique content…
One Polk County restaurant was closed for a day during the two-week period from Sept. 16 to 29 after an inspector found 32 violations, including some related to roaches and flies. In all, 12 restaurants fell short of inspection standards during the two weeks, and three had violations related to pests. On Sept. 27, Buffet…