With dozens of choices, here are five dim sum favorites to know and order.

Ordering dim sum for the first time can be an exhilarating — and overwhelming — experience. Some larger restaurants like Yank Sing, a popular dim sum hot spot in San Francisco, offer over 100 rotating ...

The Chinese pork bun (kao bao) beats your everyday hamburger at its own game. It substitutes a baby cheek of golden brioche for mass-produced white bread, cubes of lacquered roast pork for the ...

Huge fans stutter on once-white walls. A lady wearing red lipstick and a silk dress settles into a plastic chair and points at tiny saucers on the marble table in front of her. There are two or three ...

That question is hard to answer. Is a dumpling a thin layer of dough encapsulating a morsel of meaty filling dim-sum style, or is it a hefty matzo ball swimming in a sea of chicken broth? This week, ...