Thomas DuBois

Egg foo young 芙蓉蛋 — no, seriously

In my memory, this dish is a greasy mess of overcooked eggs, watery bean sprouts, and sauce that can only be described as “brown”

Before I begin, let me assure everyone that the story does end well

Cooking is hard and distinctly unglamorous work

Red oil – hongyou 红油 – is the heart of Sichuan cuisine

Once I got over my fear of barging into kitchens, I started making friends.

Every day, I leave class smelling like fish guts and chili oil. It’s heaven.

Would you like to hear about my daily trek to the coffee shop across the street? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

There was no contingency plan. There should always be a contingency plan…

new policies in the capital

Traffic in Beijing has stopped, and everyone is afraid to leave the house.

So what are people eating?