I spent many Sundays growing up eating wu gok at dim sum parlors all over the San Gabriel Valley. The fried taro puffs may be the most distinct of all dim sum dumplings in both appearance and flavor.

A little bit of heart. That's what dim sum means in Chinese. Dim sum is a style of Chinese meal that involves many small plates of appetizers served with tea. It's a great way to spend a lazy Sunday ...

Our waiter at Ping Pong Dim Sum, in an attempt to give us some perspective on the Chinatown restaurant, has just described its cuisine as “Western dim sum.” Now, I’ve been doing this beat long enough ...

Get a group together and eat some siu mai at a big round table.

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. The Washington Post’s Tim Carman has dim sum on the brain this week, specifically when it comes to ...

This week’s Young & Hungry column takes a look at two very different dim sum parlors, Hollywood East Cafe in Wheaton and Ping Pong Dim Sum in Chinatown. One is a local, family-owned operation, the ...

I had forgotten how vivid and immediate the textures were at Yum Yum Cha Cafe, the small-batch dim sum place in the Rice Village. But it all came back to me in a rush on a recent Saturday morning, ...