Claypot rice is judged on one thing: the crisp layer at the bottom This is how the pot builds it, why home stoves struggle, what goes on top, and how to order it in New York...
Peking duck is judged on one thing before anything else: whether the skin came out of the oven dry and crisp This is what happens to the bird before it reaches you, how a duck is carved and served,...
Har gow is a shrimp dumpling sealed in a translucent wheat starch wrapper and pleated along one curved edge Siu mai is an open-topped pork and shrimp dumpling in a thin yellow wheat wrapper Har gow...
The best dim sum in NYC is not a fixed address It is whichever room, on the day you walk in, is steaming to order, moving baskets fast enough that nothing sits, pouring tea without being chased, and...
