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Siew mai, har gao, chee cheong fun… Does the mention of these food items conjure up images of hot and steaming dim sum? A hearty western brunch or comforting hawker food like kway chap are great ...

In Chinese tradition, qingming is a period in early April when people visit the burial sites of loved ones who have passed away. They clean the headstones, offer food to the deceased, and say hello.

Dim sum, which in Cantonese translates to ‘touch the heart,’ is a traditional Chinese meal of small dishes usually served ...

The shrimp dumpling, har gow, is arguably the king of dim sum. It is the dish against which a dim sum restaurant’s worth is weighed. Or it should be. These days, gimmicky new dim sum inventions ...