The clay pot chicken at Empire Restaurant & Lounge offers a true taste of new Chinese cuisine. Wok chef Bin Zhu, 49, created the dish, inspired by an old family recipe, while cooking at a restaurant ...

When you lose someone you love, it sometimes helps to have a special keepsake as a reminder. Such is the case with my recently acquired clay pot. After my friend and longtime Chronicle colleague ...

1. Soak clay pot in water for 15 minutes. Combine broth, wine and curry powder. Set aside. 2. Put onion slices into the pot; set half of garlic cloves on top. Add carrots and potatoes, lemon slices, ...

Yang’s Braised Chicken Rice, a fast-food chain from China that serves just one dish, opened its first U.S. restaurant in Tustin. Local VIPs and Chinese media outlets were among the first to taste the ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

Critic’s note: This occasional column is about stuff that I eat or drink (or buy) that you should eat or drink (or buy), too. It may be about items that are locally made, or they may not be, but ...

At Nature Pagoda, the crucial moment of your meal is when the super-heated clay pot hits your table, a small bowl of dark sauce balanced on its dome-shaped lid. A server hands you the sauce. A server ...

The chicken at Grandma’s Home, a two-month-old restaurant in Flatiron, is a must-order: A server lifts the lid off a clay pot to reveal the whole bronzed bird underneath, a line of tea leaves and goji ...

In the Georgian language, “supra” refers to the communal act of gathering around a table to share a meal. Shalva Dzotsenidze wants to spread “supra” — and Georgian food and culture more generally — ...