March 15, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 5

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

restaurant

Founder, Chef of Quincy’s First Japanese Restaurant Reflect on ‘Dream’ Come True

In 1998, Quincy saw the opening of its first Japanese restaurant – Fuji, marking the start of JP Fuji Group’s unprecedented growth and success in Boston’s competitive restaurant scene. As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Sampan met with Jimmy Liang, the founder and his partner and Executive Head Chef of Sushi, Ming Cao. Jimmy shared how he was first introduced to the art of sushi. “At 14,” he said, “I met my Sensei (teacher) who taught me sushi-making for a […]

District Kitchen: the Modern Chinese Restaurant

The modern Chinese food restaurant District Kitchen, located just steps from the Malden Center T station, is open for dine-in, takeout and delivery.  It has a cozy, but casual bar and dining room, differing from the usual, simple mom-and-pop takeout Chinese restaurants. We dined there recently for Lunar New Year, enjoying some appetizers to-go. Since it was the holiday, we wanted to order dumplings, or jiaozi. The dumpling shape resembles the ancient Chinese gold ingot. For Chinese people during the Lunar New Year, […]

Food from Anatolia

Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House

The Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House has been serving delicious Turkish food since 2004 in Brookline Village. The restaurant is named after Anatolia — or Asia Minor — which makes up most of modern day Turkey. We recently had lunch in the Anatolia Buffet’s simple, yet spacious dining room. We ordered the Lahmacun ($5.50), the Turkish version of a cheese-less pizza. Seasoned ground lamb and finely diced vegetables were topped over a crispy and very thin dough. Each bite was […]

Japanese food Futago

Japanese Favorites at Futago

I was happy to see Futago restaurant (Japanese for “twins”) still open during a recent lunch time visit. Its owners also run the izakaya and soba house, Sugidama. They have been dishing up solid udon dishes at Futago since opening almost three years ago. The open and minimally decorated dining space has two beautiful paintings featuring steaming udon bowls ready to be enjoyed by a hovering hand with chopsticks.  I started with a favorite, takoyaki, a dish of grilled octopus […]

Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association

MARA Launch Sees Success

“We’re excited to launch a partnership with [MARA] and [MRA] solely to help Chinese restaurants,” said MRA vice president Steve Clark.

wakuwaku food

Tradition meets Innovation at WakuWaku Ramen + Saké

A phoenix is rising from the dust of the old Suishaya restaurant in Chinatown. Closing in March due to the pandemic, Suishaya was in many locals’ Chinatown rotation for Korean staples and sushi. Henry Wong, owner of Hong Kong Eatery, took the opportunity to reimagine what this space could be.  The new ramen and sake restaurant is in its “soft opening” phase, giving the manager, Dixon Leung, the opportunity to hire and train staff to run the sleek new concept. […]

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