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Fuchsia Dunlop

Chef · Creator · Author — Chinese food — regional Chinese cuisines, Sichuan and Hunan in particular; Chinese restaurants in London and worldwide.

the first Westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine; James Beard Award-winning author of The Food of Sichuan, Land of Fish and Rice, Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food (2023, IACP Award finalist); nearly three decades researching Chinese food.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Eater London ↗their review · 2018-02-22
  • EtlesWalthamstow

    “Etles, which opened in April 2017, is a rare London gem: a genuine mom-and-pop restaurant run by a skilled and enthusiastic cook.”

• Fuchsia Dunlop, The Long March of Chinese regional cooking in Britain (her dish picks at Cloud Land) ↗their pick
  • Cloud LandAldgate

    “spicy chicken, Over the Bridge noodles, and crisp cucumber salad”

• Fuchsia Dunlop (Instagram); caption read via search index, no post date exposed ↗their pick
  • Taste of ChongqingBloomsbury

    “Another fab dinner at Taste of Chongqing in Woburn Place!”