Land of Fish and Rice: UK edition now out!
Today is the official publication day of my latest book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China! It’s a collection of…
Land of Plenty reprint now on sale!
I’m very happy to announce that the reprint of Land of Plenty (the US edition of Sichuan Cookery, my Sichuan cookbook) is now on sale. To…
The Long March of Chinese regional cooking in Britain
You can read my article on the new Chinese regional restaurants in the Guardian here. I thought I’d use my blog to offer a bit more…
Firecracker chicken – laziji è¾£å鸡
As 2014 is the Year of the Horse, perhaps I should be marking the Chinese New Year with a horse recipe (!) – but instead I‘ve…
Gastronomic tour of China åƒè´§å›¢ï¼
I’m currently in Shanghai, after the end of my first gastronomic tour with WildChina! I spent ten days or so introducing a small group (ten guests)…
Chinese cheese adventures
You can read my piece about making cheese in Lunan County, near the Stone Forest in Yunnan Province, on the BBC website, or listen to the…
‘Dance’ by Matisse in Nanjing beans
A few pieces in the press over the Chinese New Year: Chopstick tourism – about regional government restaurants in Beijing. You can see on the right…