We’ve rounded up 25 meals from across the city that blow our minds, stand the test of time and keep our cravings constant. These are the things you should absolutely have eaten, should be eating right now or should plan to eat in the near future. In the words of Thrush Hermit, which celebrates 25 […]
Jincheng Chinese Cuisine
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Best of Food 2013: Editor’s Picks
BEST SPICY Chili Beef, Jincheng Chinese Cuisine “Twice-cooked pork, chili chicken, chili beef and gonbao chicken.” Chef Daigen Zou rhymes off the most popular hot and spicy dishes on the Jincheng menu. The special chili sauce—a chef’s secret—is what he attributes to the flavourful secret of the chili beef’s success. A simple mix of thinly […]
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Top 3 of 2012: Jincheng Chinese Cuisine
Yaeko Kawabata and Michelle Zou are blowing around the dining room of Jincheng in the tailwind of a lunchtime rush. Spicy sauces left in drips and splashes on now empty plates, scattered remnants of a birthday party that hunkered down at one of the big, round tables in the bright dining room, are still floral […]
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Jincheng turns up the heat
I’m sweating when I slide the door to Jincheng Chinese Cuisine open. It’s just before noon, incredibly hot outside. The sun bores through the bright windows into the dining room where a fan whirrs quietly, almost uselessly, on the ceiling. The restaurant is completely empty. I tentatively walk towards the counter and hear an “Oh!” […]
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Jincheng Chinese Cuisine
Chinese restaurant Jincheng Chinese Cuisine (1569 Dresden Row, 431-8588) opened last week, and if you’re thinking, “not another Chinese food restaurant”—think again. Most Chinese food restaurants seen in Western society serve Cantonese style food from Guangdong Province. However, Jincheng serves Chinese food from Sichuan Province, which is known for loading on the spice and garlic. […]