For many, an “authentic” experience of eating Chinese food dim sum style involves dining in a room of carts bearing tantalizing bites in bamboo steamers or presented on pristine porcelain plates. It’s ...

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 ...

Some scholars suggest dim sum, a variety of Chinese small dishes usually enjoyed for brunch, originated in tea houses lining the ancient Silk Road starting more than a thousand years ago. Others argue ...

This was once a cow’s stomach, and don’t ask me which one. Honeycomb tripe is a staple of the dim sum menu. At Royal Seafood, the julienne of deeply brown strips has been extensively marinated and ...

Some years ago, I took a visiting restaurant critic from New York to one of the grand dim sum palaces of the San Gabriel Valley, with a multitude of rolling carts, and many tables of 10 or a dozen, ...

Longtime Burlington restaurateur Sam Lai and his wife, Li Lin, opened Café Dim Sum at 95 St. Paul Street on October 15. The 20-seat restaurant occupies the former location of HJ House and offers a ...

People get attached to their favorite dim sum. That’s certainly one reason many San Diegans who seek out the dim sum experience are happy to drive to the Convoy District to seek out their favorite. Of ...