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Home on the Grange

Home on the Grange Grange, the new steakhouse inside the Westin Chaoyang, is worth a try. We understand that walking through a swish hotel lobby can be intimidating if all you're wearing is your low-key sweats. So put on a nice pair of jeans and powder your nose for this is one steakhouse not to miss. At the end of your journey, you will be rewarded with a perfectly grilled slab of meat to be paired with your choice of exotic homemade mustards such as hot English, thyme, rosemary and...

2008 Autumn/Winter Food Fair in Shanghai

2008 Autumn/Winter Food Fair in Shanghai A chef cooks the beefsteak during 2008 Autumn/Winter Food Fair in Shanghai, China on Sep. 17, 2008. Some 150 chefs participated in the fair to show their unique cuisine. (Xinhua/Zhang Ming) ...

Moons Steakhouse

Moon's Steakhouse To truly appreciate Moon's Steakhouse, one must reflect on the background of steak culture in Shanghai. A little less than five years ago, it was hard to come by a traditional steakhouse, other than in 5-star hotels, such as the Marriot Group which offered great steaks but often at 5-star prices. Steaks may be found on many western restaurant menus but the outcome will often be domestically-procured meats that are best served as road-kill. Thus, it was with fervent...

Foods tailored for life on the grasslands

Foods tailored for life on the grasslands Mutton is one of the most popular dishes in Inner Mongolia.(China Daily file photo) Hearty fare abounds in Inner Mongolia autonomous region where even during the summer months, overnight temperatures on the grasslands plummet to low single figures. A recent trip up north allowed me a brief foray into this stomach lining cuisine. The traditional lifestyle of the nomadic Mongolian herdsman meant a heavy reliance on animal products - meat...

Mooncakes made by volunteers

Mooncakes made by volunteers Volunteers for the Beijing Paralympic Games show the mooncakes they make at a Paralympics city volunteer stand near the Xidan Shopping Center in downtown Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 11, 2008. Some volunteers made mooncakes to share with other working fellows as the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday for family reunion and having mooncakes together, falls on Sept. 14 this year. (Xinhua/Jiao Wei) ...

Veggies help keep BP in check

Veggies help keep BP in check In a study of middle-aged adults, maintaining a diet high in linoleic acid - the main dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid found in certain plants and vegetables - seemed to lower the risk of developing high blood pressure."These results lend support to current recommendations for increased ingestion of polyunsaturated fatty acids from vegetable sources, instead of saturated fats from animal sources, for cardiovascular disease prevention," says Dr Katsuyuki...

Beijing duck restaurant offers Braille menus

Beijing duck restaurant offers Braille menus The famed Beijing roast duck restaurant chain Quanjude began offering menus in Braille on Thursday to better serve visually impaired customers during the Paralympic Games, which start later this week. Such menus, printed in Chinese and English versions, can be found at Quanjude's oldest outlet in Qianmen Street south of Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing. "We invited Braille teachers to render 120 classic dishes into Braille so as to let guests...

Clones offspring may be in U.S. food chain

Clones' offspring may be in U.S. food chain Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know because there is no difference between cloned and conventional products.  (File Photo)Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know because there is no difference...

A spoonful of honey can work wonders

A spoonful of honey can work wonders It's one of nature's healthiest foods and a favorite in traditional Chinese medicine, writes Zhang Qian For many Chinese people, it's become a habit to add honey to milk, spread it on bread, or just simply stir some into a cup of warm water for breakfast every morning. It's not just for the sweet taste but more for its rich nutrition and special function in traditional Chinese medicine, such as dispelling toxins and pathogenic heat, relieving pain and...

Stone version of the “Banquet of 108 Courses”

Stone version of the "Banquet of 108 Courses" A stone collector serves up the famous "Manhanquanxi", a full, formal banquet, combining Manchurian and Chinese delicacies, with his stones in Yinchuan, northwest China, on August 23, 2008. [Photo: Xinhua] A stone collector has stunned visitors to a festival of stones by creating the famous "Manhanquanxi"-a full, formal banquet, combining Manchurian and Chinese delicacies-with using only stones. Xinhua News Agency reports that 108 dishes were...