Cantonese food at Homey Chinese restaurant, JLT

It’s taken a while, but I’ve come to learn the difference between real Chinese food and Indian Chinese food, and boy, is there a world of difference! A real Chinese food joint opened up in JLT just over two months back, and I found myself there one afternoon, wondering what my tastebuds would find there….

An epic three-hour lunch at Sino Chai, Dubai

[EDIT: This restaurant is now open under the guise of ‘Taipei Dao’ in Downtown Dubai; a lot of the menu items are the same, and is of the same quality] A DM popped up in my Twitter client, asking if I’d like to visit Sino Chai for a blogger’s lunch. Does it rain in the…

Dim Sum-ing it at Da Shi Dai

The dim sum that reminded me of Yeerks. High-five if you know what Yeerks are. I’m not a fish person (or a vegetable person, but that’s another story), so it may come to a surprise to many that for the last few weeks I have been partaking of seafood, with no qualms whatsoever. For example,…

Ping Pong Dim Sum

“I want to eat Chinese food; there’s a restaurant in Dubai Mall I want to go to.” I asked which one, but I was left in the dark. That was how I found myself at Ping Pong Dim Sum one Friday afternoon. We were greeted at the entrance by a friendly member of staff who…