“The soundtrack is gangster, dude,” said Tin Vuong, as he scrolled through songs to play in the dining room of Little Sister, the downtown outlet of his Manhattan Beach restaurant. “I pumped up the ...

On a little wisp of a street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, across from a post office and a beauty salon, there’s a storefront marked by a blue flag and a name scrawled in neon: The Good Sort. On a recent ...

A U.S.-based company that sold an “improved” version of congee—a rice porridge that’s a staple in many Asian countries—is now addressing claims that its product appropriates Asian culture. Breakfast ...

The Asian dish is similar to a porridge or creamy polenta, but made with rice. When my new acupuncturist, Lorelle Saxena of Santa Rosa, asked me if I’d ever heard of congee, I laughed, as not only do ...

Congee — it’s not just for breakfast anymore. Chefs are spooning up the comforting rice porridge all kinds of ways at brunch, lunch and dinner too. Take Minh Phan of Porridge and Puffs in Los Angeles.

Coffeehouses come along and settle in to neighborhoods without much notice or fanfare, doing more or less the same thing from place to place: a few breakfast items, some pastries and sandwiches, some ...

When I saw congee on the menu, my eyes lit up. Flipping through the plastic-slip-covered pages of Sunshine Cafe's offerings can be maddening. Do you want waffles or pho? Bagel sandwiches or Laotian ...

When I saw congee on the menu, my eyes lit up. Flipping through the plastic-slip-covered pages of Sunshine Cafe's offerings can be maddening. Do you want waffles or pho? Bagel sandwiches or Laotian ...

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook the egg and egg white to your liking, about 2 minutes each side for over easy. Heat congee in the microwave until steaming hot and top with ...

Karen Taylor, who claimed to be the "Queen of Congee," is under fire after critics accused her of cultural appropriation. In a now-updated blog post, she said her brand Breakfast Cure sold a ...