Chinese

Panda Express chef on the appeal of orange chicken and why American Chinese is its own regional cuisine

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 months ago

Chef Jimmy Wang, director of culinary innovation at Panda Express, spoke to NextShark about the process of creating the next big dish, authenticity in the kitchen and his own go-to order.

What comes to mind looking at the circular Panda Express logo, featuring a soft, curvy panda with a blank expression popping out against a red background? For many, the zesty taste of orange chicken is synonymous with the brand. Or maybe it’s nostalgic memories of sitting in a mall food court, a scent vaguely reminiscent of Asian cuisine hanging in the air.

For me, actually, it’s this video.

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The best Chinese restaurant in every London borough according to TripAdvisor

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 months ago

Chinese food is incredibly diverse – you can get noodles, meats covered in delicious sauces and pretty much anything else you can imagine.



London is packed to the brim with excellent Chinese restaurants


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London is packed to the brim with excellent Chinese restaurants

And for those days you just don’t feel like cooking, London is the perfect place to be. There’s a Chinese takeaway on every corner and Chinatown is always buzzing.

As such, you’re guaranteed to find a Chinese restaurant that tickles your fancy here. But there’s so many restaurants that you might get overwhelmed with choice.

So MyLondon has compiled a list of every

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Dallas Chinese restaurant Hunan Express to reopen in new part of town as Cafe Hunan

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 months ago

A Chinese restaurant with a familiar past is expected to open by early March 2022 on SMU Boulevard in Dallas.

Cafe Hunan is the reincarnated version of Hunan Express, a restaurant that served Chinese food in Dallas from 1997 to 2012 in a small storefront near the Ritz-Carlton in Uptown.

Chinese chicken salad is one of the menu items owner Mark Carey is excited about at Cafe...
Chinese chicken salad is one of the menu items owner Mark Carey is excited about at Cafe Hunan in Dallas.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)

Dallas chef Dean Fearing was a regular at Hunan Express. In a Dallas Morning News story in 2007, Fearing called it a “little dive I

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A Chinese restaurant in Oregon moonlights in soul food | Feast and Field: Food Begins in the Field

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 months ago

Most people don’t expect to see shrimp and grits on the menu when they go to a Chinese restaurant, but China Delight in Corvallis, Oregon isn’t your run-of-the-mill eatery.

Located at 325 NW Second St., China Delight serves traditional Chinese food seven days a week, but patrons can expect something a little different on the weekends.

That’s thanks to bar manager Nick Turner, an Alabama native with roots in Trinidad and Tobago, who cooks up authentic Southern soul food with a rotating menu Fridays through Sundays.




China Delight

Nick Turner, originally from Birmingham, Alabama, serves Southern food Fridays through Sundays at China

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