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Taiwan

Restaurant Taipei

Taiwanese Restaurant: Generic Name, Homegrown Comfort Food

Hotel dining has a stigma as being generic and overpriced, but that doesn’t have to be the case, as I learned at a series of distinctive restaurants in Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung’s Grand Hi-Lai...
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Milk Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung Milk King: Where Cow Meets Papaya

The Southern Taiwan city, Kaohsiung, is known for its commitment to ports, solar power and technology. It’s also famous for a peculiar culinary specialty, papaya milk. The best known outlet is Kaohsiung Milk King,...
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Chef Taipei

The Guest House: Classic Taiwanese Cuisine Atop Sheraton Taipei

My trip to Taipei began with a series of government-sponsored dinner banquets designed to showcase local cuisine. The number of plates began to pile up quickly, and patterns began to form. Eventually, my culinary...
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Restaurant New Taipei City

Shi-Yang: Combining Aesthetics and Cuisine in New Taipei City

It quickly became clear as our van set off into the green mountains outside of Taipei, toward a rural area called Shixi – where the river ends – that this wasn’t going to be...
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Bakery Logo Taipei

4H House: Performing Civic Baked Good Duty in Taipei

In the U.S., 4-H is a youth development organization that has four tenets: head, heart, hands, and health. 4H House has a far different mission in Taipei, as I found out during my visit...
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Restaurant Taipei

Yen: Stylish Chinese Restaurant at W Taipei

Taipei’s East Area houses the city’s finest fashion, clubs and shopping, including the stately Bellavita department store. The trendy neighborhood also contains the W Taipei, which opened in 2011 with an aesthetic that hotel...
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