Chinese

• Test Driving Lucky and Joy - a tour of regional China under the arches in Cambridge Heath

  Tucked in under the arches at Cambridge Heath is a pop-up inspired by travels around regional China

• Test Driving Bang Bang Oriental - we check out Colindale's huge food court

  The huge Bang Bang Oriental food hall has come to Colindale - but what's it really like? We find out...

• Art of Dining's Lucky and Joy comes to east London

  After a run at the Institute of Light, there's a new spot for Art of Dining's Chinese pop-up. They'll be setting up shop in the arches on Cambridge Heath Road. 

• Sandia Chang's Chow Chow Chinese takeover of bubbledogs

  

  Normally she's the one responsible for serving up the wonderful grower champagne at bubbledogs, but for a special one night event Sandia Chang is transforming the hot dog spot with a Chow Chow Chinese takeover.

  Chang has come up with a 12 plate feasting menu of her favourite Chinese dishes, paired with a selection of grower Champagnes and sparkling wines. The blowout menu includes Taiwanese salt and pepper fried chicken wings, Potstickers, Scallion pancakes, Hunan

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• The Ugly Dumplings take over the Little Pitt site on Newburgh Street

  

  What: The Ugly Dumplings

  In a nutshell: Anglo-Chinese dumpling and noodle joint

  Summing it all up: Street traders The Ugly Dumplings are opening their first permanent site, taking over the old Little Pitt site off Carnaby Street

• Shikumen's third restaurant will be at the O2 centre on Finchley Road

  

  Here's good news for anyone in North London who loves decent Chinese Food. Shikumen (who have two branches already in Shepherd’s Bush Green and Ealing) are now opening their third restaurant at the O2 centre on Finchley Road. Expect to find their legendary dumplings on the menu - Fay Maschler called their Xiao Long Bao 'superb'  - along with a range of new dishes devised for this opening.

  On the robata they'll be grilling dishes like Beef with Crunchy Chilli,

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• Test Driving Park Chinois - Alan Yau's pleasure palace in Mayfair

  Is Alan Yau's latest restaurant an overblown vanity project or great fun. Or both?

• Shikumen in Shepherd’s Bush is serving up rainbow coloured soup dumplings

  

  We've had rainbow cakes, bagels and, more recently, rainbow cheese toaties. Now make way for the newest take on the multi-hued trend, rainbow Xiao Long Bao. These rather beautiful (and SO instagrammable) looking soup dumplings are now on the menu at Shikumen in Shepherd’s Bush.

  They are as follows:

  • Yellow (coloured with carrot) - Chicken and Cheese (£6.20)
  • Green (coloured with spinach) - Crab (£7.80)
  • Pink
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• Carl Clarke is opening Chinese Restaurant Syndrome under Chick n Sours

  

  Hot Dinners Exclusive

  We're big fans of Chick 'n' Sours, Carl Clarke's great chicken restaurant in Dalston and if you haven't been in to try that Szechuan Aubergine, which we

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