China to Go

12 Dishes You Should Beg Your Local Chinese Restaurant To Serve

If you're sick of General Tso's and crab rangoon, nudge your local Chinese joint to add these to the menu.

Why it’s OK to send restaurant food back

Are you really such a big deal? No. So stop worrying that you’ll make others feel awkward

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this oneSo, if not…

Fact check: Are Hallmark cards made in China, American Greetings in Ohio?

The claim: "Hallmark cards are made in China. American Greetings made in Ohio."The most recent iteration of the claim of where popular greeting

How to Eat at a Restaurant Without Embarrassing Anyone

Learn the proper etiquette of dining out and avoid common mistakes. Here are some tips on what to or not to do in restaurants.

What We Are Still Getting Wrong About Chinese Food

Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao wants to push back at Western notions of what Chinese food is supposed to be, tackling ideas like "Chinese Food will never be accepted by the mainstream." and "Authentic Chinese food is supposed to be cheap." and "My experience with Chinese food is the ONLY experience."

Vegan To-Go: From Dorm-Brewed Lemonade to Plant-Based Success

What if we told you that a local entrepreneur started his career making lemonade in the bathtub of his dorm room? Well, Patrick Steptoe of Vegan To-Go did just thatBut before then, Patrick Steptoe was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, with his mother, LaVerne, and grandmother, Sue, as his guiding inspirations.He went to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on a basketball scholarship, and he says, “This is when the entrepreneur bug first bit me.”He’d received a…

The Debonair Restaurateur Who Inspired the First Chinese-American Cookbook

Chin Foin forever changed America's relationship with Chinese food.

Tips on Eating at a Chinese Restaurant Without Heartburn

Here are tips on eating out in a Chinese restaurant without getting heartburn, including which foods are likely safe and which ones you should avoid.

8 Real Chinese Dishes You Should Order Instead Of The American Knockoffs

Order these delicious dishes if you want to sample authentic Chinese food.

What Top Chefs Eat on the Down Low

In a food-obsessed age where dishes are scrutinized everywhere from reality TV to Instagram, chefs are expected to express their discriminating tastes 24/7. But they too have their weaknesses.

One Year Later: What Chefs Learned from Offering Brunch To-Go

Soggy pancakes, cold eggs, congealed sauces. Chefs have learned how to bypass pitfalls like these over the last year of brunch service to-go.

Are donkey meat burgers the future of Chinese fast food?

From steamed dumplings to hot pot, traditional Chinese food has often proved hugely popular in the West. Now, Chinese restaurant owners are hoping they have found the next delicacy to crack the Western market -- donkey burgers.

I Miss the Chinese Restaurants

How Did Chinese Restaurant Names Get So ‘Lucky’?

The "Lucky" naming trend co-opts a word that holds deep meaning and significance in Chinese tradition

Your quest for authentic Chinese food ends here!

A small warm yellow light welcomes you to Maong’s Chinese Dine-in and Takeaway at Lawson’s Bay Colony. Your quest for authentic Chinese food ends here. Stepping into Maong, one can’t help but be struc