Articles by Charlene Wang
Charlene Wang rides her bike through the crazy streets of Beijing perpetually on the search for something delicious, captivatingly presented, or interestingly tasty. She loves quests for revelatory food or drink flavors which have brought her from the dusty back alleys of Bangladesh, to roadside stops in Burma (oh that shrimp salad in Mandalay!) to the remote edges of Madagascar trying everything and sacrificing her gastro-intestine for the cause. She has been writing for The Urban Grocer since May 2010 and is also known for 10 hour epic cooking fests in her cozy (tiny) danwei kitchen.
Beijing-based Made in China is consistently ranked as one of the best restaurants in the city to indulge in the local specialty, Peking Duck. But what really makes this haute restaurant standout are their innovative …
The Chinese world just celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival and in addition to being a time for gathering together to admire the moon, it’s also the occasion when mooncakes are exchanged between everyone from practical strangers to …
From the legendary birthplace of tea in China’s Yunnan province, comes beautiful and inspired pu’er tea from Pure Pu’er. This locally-based company boasts gorgeous brew from an ancient tea garden that has allegedly supported …
You think you’ve seen and tasted it all – you’ve sampled every type of strange and funky macaron flavor pushed out by all the French inspired bakeries with an inventive streak in most food conscious …
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