Blog Author - Marilyn Mai

Capital Bites: Ravishing Ravioli, Pizza Plus Afternoon Deal and Bread News
We've got a carb-heavy edition of Capital Bites for you today. Ravioli Factory, opened by the guys behind Cafe CD Blues, is doing great out of the...
Bookshelf: Chef Sue Zhou, Cooking Guru at The Hutong
The book with the most sentimental value to me is Larousse Gastronomique, a gastronomical encyclopedia with almost all the cooking...
Wokipedia: H is For ...
“Wokipedia” is a regular magazine column in which we introduce aspects of Chinese gastronomy, one letter at a time. … hairy crab 大闸蟹...
Capital Bites: Restaurant Week Coming, Emergency Cheese Dinner and More Kro's?
Dining City's next Restaurant Week will be taking place in just under a couple months, March 4-10. Also, read on for info about an urgent call to...
New Noodles: Du Hsiao Yueh Brings Taiwanese to Parkview Green
There are two food items that people who grew up in 1950s Taiwan will never shut up about: One, the bento lunch boxes on train rides (“They used to...
The Mask Factor: Breathing Easy for Cheap
Before you choke down another lungful of particulate-smattered air, let’s run through the facts: 1) You can’t bring yourself to drop thousands of...
2013 Foodie Wish Lists: Kristen Lum, Blogger, Lumdimsum.com
Continuing in our series of Foodie Wish Lists for 2013, we've got everybody's favorite independent PR consultant, event planner and...
Capital Bites: Goodbye Cheese, Hello Homestyle Korean and Shuangpi Milk
News this week: Made in Heaven Cheese & Wine closes, the new Jubang serves up homey Korean food, a new Xiao Che's is coming and Shuangjing gets...
Plenty More Fish: Pick It, Cook It, Eat It
That picnic-basket-snatching rascal Yogi Bear is known for chanting, “Fish is my favorite dish. My favorite dish is fish.” While his rhymes aren’t...