The Cherished Little Chef

Saltwater goose, lotus-leaf chicken, Eight-Treasure duck, and steamed pork with rice flour: if you’re craving meat, we have it all. Blanched shredded tofu, braised mixed delicacies, stir-fried shrimp, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and crystal winter melon dumplings: challenge your taste buds with the ultimate freshness. Still hungry? Then try some after-dinner treats: jadeite siu mai, layered hibiscus cake, Four Joys glutinous rice balls, and Huangqiao sesame cakes. Is that enough? After your meal, enjoy a bowl of tea brewed with mountain spring water, paired with a small plate of pine nut cake. Beyond the beaded curtain, the pipa plays in broken phrases; inside, diners trade lively conversation. For years, she has made her way between the knife’s edge and the tip of the tongue, through every flavor under the sun, and every shade of life. When they meet again years later, she is already advanced in years. They encounter each other on a winding stone arch bridge in the capital, as if they have returned to the misty, rainy Jiangnan of that year. He stands with an umbrella, and she smiles like a flower in bloom. Also known as The Feast of Stunning Grace, this is an imaginary-world culinary novel. Dear guest, pick the dish you fancy and open a chapter to take a look. Please, come on in and take a seat...