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Wednesday May 23 2012

Beijing Street Food: From Soup to Scorpions & Everything In-between

There is a Chinese saying, “for the people, food is their heaven.” On the streets of Beijing, I encountered various food spectacles including some very unusual and quite exotic items. Read more

Wednesday May 9 2012

Poached Eggs & Asparagus for Mother’s Day

I am so proud to be part of a company made up of so many inspiring mothers. I started Epicure in 1991 to provide more healthful food options for my young children. Read more

Wednesday May 2 2012

Peking Duck: A Chinese National Dish

Peking Duck (Kaoya), the most famous duck dish from Beijing, has been prepared since the Yuan Dynasty and is considered a Chinese national dish. I couldn’t leave Beijing without feasting on it! Both the foodie magazine “The Beijinger” and the hotel concierge agreed the best place in Beijing for Peking duck is DaDong, which has repeatedly been named Beijing’s best restaurant of the year. Read more