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Chef Helene An in a white chef’s coat smiling in the Crustacean kitchen

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Helene An’s Crustacean Will Close Its Beverly Hills Room on Halloween

The Bedford Drive landmark returns August 5 for a farewell season of garlic noodles and roasted Dungeness crab after the building sale left the lease unrenewed.

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Chef hands rotary-peeling a paper-thin sheet of daikon with a Japanese vegetable knife

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Hajime Sato Opens Sazanami, a Sustainable Kappo Counter in Beaverton

The Mashiko and Sozai chef’s 14-seat, reservation-only room serves a nine-course omakase with Oregon seafood and cooked kitchen plates, not a nigiri parade.

Chef Alvin Leung seated with chopsticks beside a Chinese folding screen

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Alvin Leung Plans a Pan-Asian Steakhouse in Markham for September

The Demon Chef’s first chophouse, The Leo, brings Canadian Prime, Australian Wagyu, and East and Southeast Asian seafood flavors to Enterprise Boulevard, with aKin kitchen and bar talent on the team.

Chef Jung Ji-sun lifting a tray as golden sugar threads fall in front of her

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Jung Ji-sun’s Sweet Honey Plans Its First Overseas Flagship in Taipei

The Culinary Class Wars chef’s Korean-Chinese brand 甜蜜蜜 is aiming for an August open in Zhongshan District, with handmade dim sum and a Taiwan-Korea kitchen transfer already underway.

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Japanese curry and rice with vegetables, egg, and pickles

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Japanese Curry Night

Deeper flavor, tender vegetables, and a balanced sauce from boxed roux.

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Pantry Shelf

Ingredient literacy for the shelves that anchor East Asian cooking.

Jinburo in Yuasa, Wakayama, soy sauce heritage townscape

What is Soy Sauce, Really?

Small metal bowl of amber toasted sesame oil beside toasted sesame seeds

Sesame Oil

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Shaoxing Wine

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Time, energy, pantry, mood. Walk away with a dinner you can actually start.

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What is your boba personality?

Mildly judgmental, mostly affectionate. Ends with a standing order you can say at the counter.

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City Table

Restaurant guides and food itineraries for cities worth the trip.

Tabletop Korean barbecue grill surrounded by bowls of banchan

LA Koreatown: A Dinner Map

Five Korean barbecue fixtures, two newer grills, and a couple of reasons to skip the grill entirely.

Night izakaya alley in Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, with yakitori signage

Tokyo: Five Neighborhoods for Serious Eating

Five meal formats across the city, from market mornings to yakitori alleys.

Atlantic Times Square streetscape in Monterey Park with Asian dining and retail

LA Food Guide

Pick a corridor first, then a meal format, across SGV, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Thai Town, and Sawtelle.

The Hosting Edit

Dinner parties, holiday tables, and the logistics that make them work.

Grilled samgyeopsal pork belly on a Korean barbecue grill plate

Korean BBQ Night at Home

Grill setup, banchan logic, and the grocery run that makes the evening work.

Hands wrapping Chinese dumplings with wrappers and filling on the board

Dumpling Party: Prep and Flow

Filling prep, wrapper strategy, and the batch cooking that keeps the table moving.

Family-style Chinese reunion dinner on a round table with lazy Susan

Lunar New Year Table: A Planning Guide

Menu structure, auspicious dishes, and the practical work of feeding a full house.

Night Market

Street food culture, market guides, and the format at home and abroad.

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Busy Taipei commercial street with neon shop signs at dusk

Taipei: Night Market Strategy

Which markets, what time to arrive, and how to eat without overordering in the first ten minutes.

Evening crowds and food stalls at the Richmond Night Market in British Columbia

Night Markets, Abroad and at Home

The format travels, but the best versions still depend on density, price, and local appetite.