Category Archives: Chinese

East Dumpling House

Posted on 2013/04/15 by .

East Dumpling House, 12 North Washington St., Suite 14G, Rockville, MD, 301-762-6200, no reservations, opens at 10:30 am (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Don Rockwell | Yelp reviews | Yelp photos and menu] Real Beijing … Continue reading →

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Hot Spot (Hot Spot Hot Pot Restaurant)

Posted on 2013/02/21 by .

Hot Spot, web site, 3232 Old Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA, 703-537-0325 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Don Rockwell | Yelp] This is Chinese food, exactly the kind of hot pot meal which has grown so … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Taste

Posted on 2013/02/08 by .

Shanghai Taste, 1121 Nelson Street, Rockville, MD (in the Woodley Gardens Park Shopping Center, right next to I-270, on the east side of the highway, north of Montgomery Avenue/Rt. 28, which is I-270 exit 6), 301-279-0806 (Metro Trip Planner – … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Fuchsia Dunlop

Posted on 2013/02/08 by .

I am pleased to have shared a meal at A&J Manchurian restaurant, in Rockville with the charming Fuchsia Dunlop. You may recall that Fuchsia has written what I consider to be the very best Chinese cookbooks in English and indeed … Continue reading →

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East Pearl

Posted on 2012/09/24 by .

East Pearl, web site, 838 B Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-838-8663 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | Washingtonian | Don Rockwell | Yelp] This is now a clear first choice for the best Cantonese … Continue reading →

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How to eat well in Beijing

Posted on 2012/07/31 by .

Look for the hutongs (traditional, alley-based neighborhoods) which are not too far from the wealthy areas, but not right on top of the wealthy areas either. At the outer “lip” of those hutongs there will be numerous small restaurants and … Continue reading →

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Pelican Seafood

Posted on 2012/06/23 by .

Pelican Seafood, 7327 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-354-9888 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Chowhound | Yelp] An odd mix of a totally normal “American-Chinese” restaurant, eight or so quite good Hong Kong style noodle soup dishes … Continue reading →

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Is Africa the next big food trend?

Posted on 2012/04/28 by .

Josh Schonwald says yes: One night, after reading about sugar-cane drinks and fresh lobster skewers, I started cooking. I made a spicy okra salad, grilled shrimp piri piri and steamed vanilla pudding. The next night, Zanzibari pizzas–chapati stuffed with eggs, … Continue reading →

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Hunan Gate Restaurant

Posted on 2012/03/04 by .

Hunan Gate Restaurant, web site, 4233 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 703-243-5678 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Menuism | City Paper | Yelp] July 16, 2012: Updated review here. photo credit: Micah Sittig … Continue reading →

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100 Degree Chinese Cuisine

Posted on 2011/10/24 by .

100 Degree Chinese Cuisine, web site, 3903 Fair Ridge Drive, Unit H, Fairfax, VA, 703-537-0788 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Don Rockwell | Yelp] There is now a real Hunan restaurant in Fairfax, near Fair Oaks Mall, … Continue reading →

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