Clarissa Wei

Crisp, maltose-glazed skin and dark meat layered together for crackle and crunch on a paper-thin wheat pancake. A heaping of sweet bean sauce and a sprinkling of thin cucumber slices and spring onions for garnish. This is the ritual of the Peking duck -- China's esteemed national dish. Like Thanksgiving......

When it comes to making dishes -- like Hainan chicken rice -- in which flavor is key, the Trang family prefers buying Buddhist-style poultry. "It is pretty much the most organic, free-range chicken you can come by," Andy Trang, a UCLA senior said. Trang and his family, San Gabriel Valley......

Fourteen-year-old cooking prodigy Flynn McGarry is running his pop-up restaurant, Eureka, at Bernhard Mairinger's BierBeisl this month. Originally operated out of the McGarry household, Eureka was a monthly supper club that served "progressive American cuisine" inspired by the chefs whom McGarry admired. The young chef now has not only had......

Angelenos are no strangers to quality boba drinks. The city boasts some of the most diverse selections of bubble tea in the States -- from the chronically sweet selections at Half and Half to the aromatic brews at AU79 Teahouse. Elton Keung, a 24-year-old USC alumni, wanted to add another......

Birthday countdowns are nothing new for West Covina resident Remil Mangali. For his 40th birthday, Mangali ate one birthday cake daily for 40 days. Mangali turned 41 on November 15. But this year, he simply didn't have enough time to do a daily countdown. So he did an hourly one......

John Huang is the owner and manager of newly-opened Mao's Restaurant. Named after Chairman Mao Zedong -- who, yes, Huang holds in high-esteem -- the eatery boasts a variety of spicy dishes that pay homage to Mao's hometown in the province of Hunan. Mao's Restaurant opened in early October after......

The 626 Night Market is up and running for the third time this year. It's this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. respectively, and as usual, the two day-long market will showcase a......

It's tough to purchase an entire meal for under $1 these days, but the Original Tops on East Colorado in Pasadena is making an exception. In celebration of its 60th anniversary, it's selling the Tops Special for 60 cents each. The special is a old-fashioned hamburger (with lettuce, fresh tomatoes,......

Johnny Lee started using a wok at the age of ten. The San Gabriel Valley native studied business administration in college, but ended up taking a job at a Chinese restaurant in Colorado after graduation. He moved back to Los Angeles, did stints at the Flying Pig Truck and Rivera,......

Mrs. Lu, the owner of Dean Sin World, dominates the SGV food scene. The driving force behind her restaurant is the wholesale business, where she provides handmade dumplings and various buns to restaurant owners around the area. She even ships out to Minnesota. "I'm not going to reveal all the......