By now, there must have been thousands of books written by foreigners in China about China, and the huge majority are mediocre at best.
Two of the exceptions to this are Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Nicolas Kristof...
A world apart from square dances and Chinese traditional dancing, Jinling Yaobai Swing Nanjing classes have arrived in the city. Think 1920s America, where jazz music was in its prime, and imagine bustling bars with live music and energetic...
Chinese food was the ultimate treat for me. You may sneer at those British-Cantonese restaurant dishes which so excited me: spare ribs, crispy noodles, crispy beef with carrots, etc. I am unrepentant. In our family, we each ordered one...
With the prospect of my new vegetarianism, I was in a panic, at a loss of how to keep myself nourished in China, a country renowned for including meat in every meal, wherever possible. I went to my closest...
Among Nanjing’s many specialties is of course the city’s selection of local food. From butcher to table, there is no end to the interest to be had when filling your stomach. However, cuisine is only the beginning of a...
Born in Scotland and raised in England, Isabelle Ma, owner and head chef at Real Bread Cafe in downtown Xinjiekou, speaks with conviction and passion when it comes to her life; cafe and bread. “Being a chef in Europe...
The bad news is that you’re possibly going to be confused at some point here. The good news is that, at the end of this Strainer, you’re going to know about a really cheap, great Chinese tea.
Ask anyone...
We entered into the restaurant through wooden doors, the sports-themed decoration immediately eyecatching. Small but cosy, newly opened Rockin’ Bar might be just the place to rest after a hectic day of shopping in Nanjing’s city centre.
Turns out the...
