tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:21:28 +0000Qinhuangdao#Culinary Collection: Peking DuckItalianLagunaHalong Bay#Food Favourite: Dandan MianLourdesfaith recommendsPalawanFranceAgraguest postDelhiSeasonal Cakesmarket placeGuilin 桂林travelUAEMumbaiNanjing 南京MexicanKuala Lumpurblogger eventShanghai 上海cocktailsIndianWesternCantonesecontinentalItalybreakfastHangzhou 杭州Thaiexotic findPhuketSwissMalaysian辩论MalaysiaFilipinoFrenchSichuan 四川noveltiesdessert#Culinary Collection: DumplingsdrinksTaiwaneseBeijing 北京#Culinary Collection: the perfect waffles searchBangkokVietnamHanoiTiomanPhilippinesHong Kong 香港China 中国TagaytayAustriaChineseManilaXian 西安USAInner Mongolia 内蒙古#Culinary Collection: BinondoMediterraneanSingaporeAmericanGreekGermanSiem ReapPisa#Food Favourite: TiramisuSpanishJapaneseKoreanIndonesianDubaihome cooked#Culinary Collection: FroyosIncredible IndiaCambodiaMuslimrandomMiddle EasternMoroccanPampangamedia mentionsTianjin 天津#Culinary Collection: Sinfully Delicious Chocolate CakesAsian##Culinary Collection: Michelin StarsSan FranciscoVietnameseMalaccaCameron HighlandsfusionThailandViennaAdventures of a 20-something globe-trotting foodiehttp://faithraagas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))Blogger410125CulinaryConquestsAFoodBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-7569725599443731781Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:02:00 +00002012-01-08T02:21:28.484+08:00randomThank you for watching out for entries in my blog, and reminding me to post more since you noticed the dry spell. The dry spell is due to my unreliable VPN, and that it's winter in Beijing so I stayed in with friends and experimented with recipes. Great times, but yeah, I shouldn't lose track of this weekly task so I still share an important piece of me with you ;) I have to do a bit of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/4c6MqpJ8ORo/dear-marian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/4c6MqpJ8ORo" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2012/01/dear-marian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2425784341074798609Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:24:00 +00002011-09-25T15:24:00.456+08:00Sichuan 四川China 中国Beijing 北京ChineseMy mom included me in one of her business meetings in Beijing, where we tried out a famous hotpot restaurant called 海底捞火锅．Hot pot is regular fair, it's great like many hot pot places, but what sets this restaurant apart is its excellent service. While waiting, kids can play board games and puzzles in the kids corner just right beside the entrance. Adults were treated to some 小吃 while waiting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/ByphRx9AETs/haidilaohuoguo-hotpot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/ByphRx9AETs" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/09/haidilaohuoguo-hotpot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-4943692946233407599Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:17:00 +00002011-09-23T07:18:28.620+08:00drinksChina 中国Beijing 北京During the torrential storms of early August, something burned behind my usual hang-out, Bridge Cafe, which bonked down its internet cable for a while, so I had to look for another place where I can set up shop. My new friend Chavez invited me to join him in Cava Cafe, and I've been hanging out there ever since (except on times when I crave for Bridge's french toast). Aside from their wide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/8YUNN3csa4k/cava-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/8YUNN3csa4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/09/cava-coffee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-5154006897227027562Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:51:00 +00002011-09-15T17:51:00.948+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京home cookedI made it to the rice section of the grocery story and did not realize how much variety of rice there was! I only knew of black, brown, white and jasmine (different variations of white), but when I looked closely at their rice selections, I saw yellow rice, cous cous, off white rice, and THIS. Rice and random beans combo: how can I not resist so much color? I mixed it up with random veggies lefthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/kW7QRU3B1xM/experiment-with-beautiful-beans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/kW7QRU3B1xM" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/09/experiment-with-beautiful-beans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-8130640239107346821Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:57:00 +00002011-09-11T08:19:31.790+08:00drinksChina 中国Beijing 北京I'm not a beer drinker at all. I'm probably the female reincarnation of Samson (only I'm not physically strong, although I also have long black hair). The only time I relented to drinking beer was during a trip with my high school friends to Bangkok, where all 25 boys and girls drank ourselves silly with Tiger Beer every night.  A visit to Nearby The Tree with my friends Jill and Bianca http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/XITImGDbJN4/lindemand-blueberry-new-favorite-beer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/XITImGDbJN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/09/lindemand-blueberry-new-favorite-beer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-1805307832435449039Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:20:00 +00002011-09-05T18:20:00.116+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京Early August, I started a Beijing cooking club with a couple of my friends from badminton, so before our first attempt for a get-together, I went to the wet market near my place and checked out what I can contribute to our dinner. I've forgotten how the colors of the wet market gave me a natural high. It was a sunny day out in Beijing so it was lovely how the afternoon sun gently lit up the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/E0YalUttycc/market-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/E0YalUttycc" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/09/market-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-8515609393933343122Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:53:00 +00002011-08-30T17:53:00.673+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京home cookedThere are only two dishes I know how to cook by heart. One is adobo (takes forever to marinade) and the other one is garlic shrimp. I love both dishes and would eat them several times a row when our helper prepared it back in Manila. Ingredients1. Tomato and tomato paste2. Shrimp3. Garlic4. Olive oil Sometimes I add walnuts and random greens Boil the whole tomatoes into a pan till the skin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/4ceSI7LzZ-U/garlic-shrimp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/4ceSI7LzZ-U" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/garlic-shrimp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-1153136732533529802Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:54:00 +00002011-08-25T18:54:00.131+08:00WesternChina 中国Beijing 北京Every so often I would attend a Chinese culture class held by a Chinese native who teaches English. She uses the time to practice English with foreigners, and it helps me find out topics about the Chinese culture that I would otherwise not think about or research on. It's been an awesome learning experience for me, but just as awesome is the food they serve in the cafe we meet in. I have to notehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/O4wvTuxHqyg/rbt-cafe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/O4wvTuxHqyg" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/rbt-cafe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-8838432217717462732Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:57:00 +00002011-08-20T13:57:00.531+08:00ItalianChina 中国Beijing 北京This is a belated entry, but one of the last meals I shared with my awesome 初级三 classmates was in the new Italian restaurant Eatalia in Wudaokou. There is a dearth of Italian restaurants in our area, mostly clubs, cafes, delis and Mexican type establishments, and since we've hung out in most of these places already, anything new was much welcomed.  Creamy Tomato Porchetta for RMB 38 - The pasta http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/N5joKU6mr1E/eatalia-in-wudaokou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/N5joKU6mr1E" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/eatalia-in-wudaokou.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-5823858097504140677Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-08-15T18:00:14.406+08:00faith recommendsChina 中国Beijing 北京ChineseI celebrated my first weekend of my genuine summer by attending the cooking class held by the expat club The Hutong. I've been eyeing their Pakistani and Carribean cooking classes since February, but it was only now that I had ample time and energy to get up for their morning class. It's summer: no work, no school, no excuses.  It was the first time I dealt with water spinach. There were around http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/45AT82w-XUA/cooking-class-hutong-water-spinach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/45AT82w-XUA" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/cooking-class-hutong-water-spinach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2395424468890692983Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:16:00 +00002011-08-12T09:44:40.727+08:00randomA food video that has been making its rounds in Facebook. I am so jealous of the role Andrew Lees got to play. EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/WF5Q9Sd4IUw/eat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/WF5Q9Sd4IUw" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/eat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-4144547310381378629Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:26:00 +00002011-08-11T17:02:45.826+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京GreekAfter our visit to the Lama Temple (where I learned a fair bit about the Buddist faith and observed how to pray in a temple), my friend and I chanced upon Argo as we were strolling along Wudaoying, the hutong pegged to be the next Nanluogu Xiang.  Wudaoying looks darling in the evenings, with yellow lights gushing out from the small restaurants and shops and into the dark grey concrete, with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/xlYXEspRvYI/argo-in-wudaoying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/xlYXEspRvYI" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/08/argo-in-wudaoying.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-4728825840587714631Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:26:00 +00002011-08-10T23:31:55.167+08:00China 中国辩论Nanjing 南京ChineseI was lucky enough to be invited to judge in the 1st China National High School English Debating Championships held in Jinling High School in Nanjing. The host school treated us judges to dinner in one of the best Chinese restaurants in Nanjing, 大牌福. The interiors reflected original street designs of 1800s. It was amazing being there, it was like being transported back into time. I munched andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/Qic4xvXCeWs/nanjing-impressions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/Qic4xvXCeWs" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/nanjing-impressions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2803671761485705094Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:57:00 +00002011-08-11T09:06:58.606+08:00Westernfaith recommendsChina 中国Beijing 北京One evening my friend and I did one of my favourite activities - restaurant hopping. We ended our trip in Capital M, a 5-star restaurant over-looking the Tiananmen Square. We arrived late into the evening when the soft lights and sophisticated decor blended perfectly with the rich cultural splendor of the view outside. Photo of the terrace filched from the Capital M website 当然，the beautiful http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/tkJFXpAyyJE/capital-m.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/tkJFXpAyyJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/capital-m.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2325737918567871726Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:59:00 +00002011-08-24T18:52:51.576+08:00random http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/rCoqpVYeNxM/80-of-my-conscious-mind-is-spent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/rCoqpVYeNxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/80-of-my-conscious-mind-is-spent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-7317605980723186500Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:19:00 +00002011-08-07T21:50:52.366+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京JapaneseFor lunch on weekdays, I usually grab a bite to eat in our school grocery. It's always a toss up between chicken pancake or maki rolls. The better alternative is the maki rolls just because it is easier to eat and has more variety in flavor, but its taste and presentation leaves much to be desired. So one weekend, I walked in a Japanese restaurant right beside Bridge Cafe, to satiate my cravingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/HqpUwVElxec/qianhe-japanese-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/HqpUwVElxec" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/qianhe-japanese-food.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-7917774842988978568Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:30:00 +00002011-07-15T16:30:03.019+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京Japanese日本菜让我记得我的妈妈，她很喜欢日本菜。如果我们让她决定我们吃在哪儿，她一般选择日本饭馆儿。我想她的时候，我找日本饭馆儿吃饭。 Japanese food always reminds my of my mom, so on times that I miss her, I think back to the Japanese restaurants that I passed by while biking, and spontaneously decide to give it a try. One restaurant that I felt doesn't belong to it's location (together with chuar side streets and slightly low end restaurants), is the minimalist http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/mItZ7Lw0-Fs/isshi-in-liudaokou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/mItZ7Lw0-Fs" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/isshi-in-liudaokou.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-4800274771013288165Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:58:00 +00002011-07-10T16:58:00.185+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京home cookedLarissa of Live Beautiful is not only a budding expert on beauty and fitness, but is an accomplished cook as well. She spent the past year experimenting on dishes, and I've gone to their place a couple of times to sample some of her creations. This is what she prepared for us for our girls' day in.  Jamaican-Asian curry - not too spicy, actually a bit sweet? I'm not sure what kind of magic she http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/Gst6j6ugfZE/larissas-asian-jamaican-curry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/Gst6j6ugfZE" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/07/larissas-asian-jamaican-curry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-4750792803767872516Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:59:00 +00002011-07-05T22:59:00.923+08:00WesternChina 中国Beijing 北京My good friend Larissa of Live Beautiful is one of the most exciting foodies I've met in Beijing. She's an accidental foodie, because she's more of a health buff but somehow she always finds yummy places to try new food. Most of the time I can't catch up with her suggestions and just have to see it for myself. After a major 考试 for my favorite Chinese class, we had a ladies who 考试-ed dinner in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/I-sCSjqbsrM/new-york-house-coffee-and-burger-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/I-sCSjqbsrM" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-york-house-coffee-and-burger-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2409760614682951876Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:59:00 +00002011-06-30T14:59:00.520+08:00China 中国Beijing 北京#Food Favourite: TiramisudessertEvery now and then I get a huge craving for creamy but not too sweet dessert. Usually I pine for cupcakes, or imagine a creamy, filling piece of cake. The resolution is usually to search for gorgeous food photos in Tumblr. Every once in a while, I try different kinds of dessert to satisfy my cravings and after an extensive taste test of different cakes in Beijing that spanned 8 months, I found ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/y43BE_85MqA/paris-baguette.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/y43BE_85MqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/paris-baguette.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-280076054941295430Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:10:00 +00002011-08-10T18:52:19.463+08:00WesternChina 中国Beijing 北京After an entire afternoon of shopping for spring clothes in 动物园市场 with the girls, we headed to Sanlitun for dinner, drinks and dessert. We landed in Seafood / Let's Burger where we ate for around 30 - 40 minutes and then chatted for 3 hours.  Let's Seafood and Let's Burger are two different establishments owned by the same people, so waiters give you two menus when you ask for the 菜单. They cook http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/JTM9nLHwE44/lets-seafoodlets-burger-in-sanlitun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/JTM9nLHwE44" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/lets-seafoodlets-burger-in-sanlitun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-8812883135467909056Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:13:00 +00002011-06-20T14:13:00.713+08:00media mentionsLive Beautiful is a health, beauty and fitness blog ran by Larissa Sawyer. Her blog provides a consistent stream of articles regarding her thoughts on how ordinary individuals can do simple things to improve their wellness. Her message is: No need to drastically change your life, but incremental changes and consistency will eventually give fruit to drastic changes. I am a fan of Larissa's work,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/ZggVdZ4dBBM/live-beautiful-feature-on-what-i-eat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/ZggVdZ4dBBM" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/live-beautiful-feature-on-what-i-eat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-142226320819227962Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:13:00 +00002011-06-15T15:13:00.853+08:00WesternChina 中国Beijing 北京One of the habits I've gotten used to since becoming a student again is to reflect and study for long hours in a cafe. I've already shared my experiences in my almost favourite cafe in the university district, Bridge Cafe - almost favourite because I'm increasingly dissatified by the lesser portions and deteriorating quality of their main dishes every month. Sculpting in Time is another place http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/cKaWiuf532c/sculpting-in-time-cafe-in-wudaokou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/cKaWiuf532c" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/sculpting-in-time-cafe-in-wudaokou.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-7824588622487319829Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:25:00 +00002011-06-10T21:25:00.673+08:00drinksChina 中国Hangzhou 杭州ChineseOne of the last trips we made in Hangzhou was a visit to a 龙井茶 Longjing Tea Plantation farm. They showed us how they make the tea - plucked from the bush and then dried on stir-fry by hand. Longjing tea, or Dragon Well tea, originated from Hangzhou. This is considered the national drink of China and is frequently given to visiting heads of state. It is a favorite tea of today's top leaders, with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/BhFmyHdFy94/hangzhous-longjing-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/BhFmyHdFy94" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/hangzhous-longjing-tea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879871304031242113.post-2750347359836845522Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:18:00 +00002011-06-09T18:11:14.206+08:00China 中国Hangzhou 杭州Chinese楼外楼 Louwailou is Hangzhou's oldest and most authentic Zhejiang restaurant, located at the foot of Gushan hill, overlooking all of 西湖West Lake. This restaurant was established in 1848 (163 years ago). Reservations are not allowed in the restaurant so you need to arrive early if you want to eat on time.  Tip: Chinese eat dinner early, around 6:30 - 7, so by the time we arrived at 8:30 pm, most http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~3/BOeGinpwIv0/louwailou-hangzhou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Faith (Culinary Conquests))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CulinaryConquestsAFoodBlog/~4/BOeGinpwIv0" height="1" width="1"/>http://faithraagas.blogspot.com/2011/06/louwailou-hangzhou.html