If you've never lived near a city with a major Chinese population, you may not have had the chance to experience dim sum. It's kind of like a more formalized (if not necessarily more formal) version ...

At a massive 400 seats and 460,000 square feet over three stories, the 8-month-old second outpost of Tai Wu (original remains in Daly City) can be, oh, just a tad intimidating. Add in the usual whirl ...

Ordering dim sum for the first time can be an exhilarating — and overwhelming — experience. Some larger restaurants like Yank Sing, a popular dim sum hot spot in San Francisco, offer over 100 rotating ...

My memories of dim sum date back to childhood, when I would spend many a summer in Hong Kong visiting my grandparents. We would go out to dim sum for lunch just about every day with an array of ...

Time was when a can of LaChoy chow mein seemed exotic. These days, food-savvy adventurers nod approvingly at menus that offer regional Chinese dishes, be they a pungently sauced sauteed prawns in ...

Is there a more delicate dish than the pleated steamed dumpling filled with shrimp? The wrapper is translucent yet strong enough to hold the contents when picked up with chopsticks. The pleats, which ...

No place in the world takes dim sum more seriously than Hong Kong. The mainstay meal is everything, whether combative weekend sport or exuberant multigenerational family happening. It’s also the ...

The fifth location of this growing Cantonese chain arrives in a part of the Bay Area with no other options for dim sum or large-scale group dining.

Dim sum will always get my attention. The prospect of a meal progressing through many different types of dumplings and small bamboo trays, each revealing another shareable clutch of traditional ...

When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out – and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a ...