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China's glitzy new gastronomy

China's glitzy new gastronomy

Posted on November 25 2008 at 12:43

In the second of his features on his recent trip to China, food writer and restaurant guide inspector Stuart Walton examines the burgeoning restaurant scene in Beijing and Shanghai

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Matching wine with Chinese food - time for a rethink?

Matching wine with Chinese food - time for a rethink?

Posted on November 13 2008 at 08:26

A recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai opened my eyes anew to the possibilities involved in drinking wine with Chinese food. Many of the conclusions we have painstakingly arrived at in the west turn out to be less obvious when tried out in situ.

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