Empress Garden Chinese Restaurant

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…

China Is Building an Army of Noodle-Making Robots

In the face of rising labor costs, Chinese restaurateur Cui Runguan is selling thousands of robots that can hand slice noodles into a pot of boiling water called the Chef Cui. Runguan says in the...

Crave Chinese Food? Tips for Heart-Healthy Asian Cuisine

The Best High-Protein Meats

Lean protein guide with high-protein meats and tips for a high-protein diet. Great for Paleo, Keto, or counting macronutrients.

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 Secrets of a Chinese Restaurant, Revealed by an Employee

If you've always wanted to know what really goes on inside a Chinese restaurant, you're in luck. A restaurant employee recently did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me

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

Gardening 101: Plant Your Own Gourmet Garden

To help you enjoy fresh home-grown produce this summer, we turned to experts in organic gardening for advice on selecting the right plants.

The persistent, racist myth of “Chinese restaurant syndrome” just won’t die

The myth of Chinese restaurant syndrome is not just tired and racist, it is holding us back from more delicious food.

List: Our Chinese Restaurants Need Us More Than Ever

In case you needed an excuse to indulge in some Chinese food, here it is.

What’s really in your Chinese ready meal?

Some Chinese ready meals have been found to have as much salt as 11 bags of crisps

Spring and Chinese Medicine

Ah, spring on the Shoreline. People venturing into their yards with rakes instead of snow shovels, scraping the dead vines to uncover fresh earth already shooting sprouts. Daffodils dotting the

Could This Restaurant Be the Sweetgreen of Chinese Food?

Get ready to add fermented tofu and shrimp salt to your lunch routine.