Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and ...

When I was younger and people asked what I ate for dinner, I struggled to answer. “It’s Chinese food, but not what you eat at Chinese restaurants,” I’d say. Dinners usually looked like a bowl of rice ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. She was once known for double-fisting two large boba drinks daily in grad school — ...

PLENTIFUL PLATE: The ginger and onion lobster at Mr. Chen's is a handful for waitress Nico Weng. (file photo) Credit: Brian Chilson Mr. Chen’s Authentic Chinese Cooking, tucked away near the entrance ...