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Bon Appétit joins Lucas Sin in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan Province, to try the city’s iconic sweet water noodles. These thick chewy noodles are made fresh each day on location served with a sweet and spicy sauce and are a mainstay of Chinese street food.

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Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Executive Chef Aiguo Yang at Panda Inn, the legendary California restaurant chain that inspired Panda Express. Founded 50 years ago in Pasadena by Andrew and Peggy Cherng and Master Chef Ming-Tsai Cherng, Panda Inn helped define Chinese-American cuisine with iconic dishes like Orange Chicken and Panda Beef. Today, Chef Yang continues that legacy across the restaurant’s four California locations, blending tradition, technique, and the flavors that sparked a nationwide dining phenomenon.
Director: Maria Paz Mendes Hodes
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Maggie Mei Lin
Talent: Aiguo Yang
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Jeanne Tirro
Camera Operator: Mike Maliwanag
Assistant Camera: Seth Craven
Sound Recordist: Justin Fox
Production Assistant: Lauren Boucher; Hollie Oritz
Translator: Casey Dong
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Santamaria
Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Supervising Editor: Brandon Henninger
Additional Editor: Rachel Kim
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Director of Content; Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director; Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director; Programming : Jon Wise
VP; Head of Video: June Kim

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Join Jason Wang, CEO of Xi'an Famous Foods, in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he prepares hand-ripped noodles with Pork Zha Jiang meat sauce. A specialty from his hometown of Xi’an, China these handcrafted noodles paired with pork sauce and finished off with a dash of chili oil are one of the signature dishes on the menu at Xi’an Famous Foods.

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Bon Appétit joins Lucas Sin in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan Province, to try some of the city’s favorite dumplings. Auntie’s Private Dumplings are made fresh each day in the owner’s home kitchen, served from the living room, and loved by the locals.

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Bon Appétit joins Lucas Sin at a traditional fly restaurant in Chengdu, China, to try huiguorou, or twice-cooked pork. Although this fly restaurant has no menu and only opens for lunch, locals love it, earning it a legendary reputation.

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Every year, Condé Nast Traveler reveals its annual Hot List spotlighting the best new hotels, restaurants, and more around the world. In this edition, we highlight The Global Ambassador in Phoenix, Arizona, Dawn Ranch in Guerneville, California, and Maroma, A Belmond Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Presented by Capital One.

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Presented by Capital One. Every year, Condé Nast Traveler reveals its annual Hot List spotlighting the best new hotels, restaurants, and more around the world. In our final edition of 2025, we visit three new hotels worth booking for their stunning design.

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Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef William Joo, owner of Pizzeria Sei in Los Angeles. Serving Neapolitan pizza with a Japanese twist, Pizzeria Sei offers an 11-course pizza omakase once a month, a style of dining traditionally used for sushi.

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Douglas Kim, owner and chef of Michelin-starred Jeju Noodle Bar in New York, leads us behind the scenes for an all-access look at how the staff keeps the noodles flowing and the standards impeccably high.

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Today, Bon Appétit meets Chef Lucas Sin in Hong Kong to try Bamboo-pressed Noodles. These noodles are rare and an iconic part of Hong Kong’s street food legacy, with only a handful of places still making them the traditional way by hand. Using nothing but eggs and flour, these springy noodles are pressed with a 40-year-old bamboo pole and then transformed into the perfect bowl of wonton noodle soup.

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Bon Appétit joins Lucas Sin at Sun Kwai Heung in Hong Kong to try their Chinese BBQ pork called Char Siu. This Cantonese dish is famous for its delicious smoky glaze and is a staple in Chinese cooking.

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How does a high-end, perennially busy Chinese restaurant in New York City keep the plates coming? Emmeline Zhao, Managing Partner at Silver Apricot in New York's West Village, leads us behind the scenes for an all access look at how the staff handles a busy Friday evening rush, serving hundreds of consistently high-quality small plates a night from their 90 square foot kitchen.

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Drag queen Shangela visits the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to make churros with bittersweet chocolate sauce with Carla. Can she follow along using verbal instructions only?
Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/churros-with-bittersweet-chocolate-sauce
In addition to A Star is Born, her new netflix series SUPER DRAGS is launching globally Nov 9. And she is on tour in over 180 cities throughout the rest of the year. Dates here: https://shangela.com/pages/tour

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Presented by Capital One. Every year, Condé Nast Traveler reveals its annual Hot List spotlighting the best new hotels, restaurants, and more around the world. In our next installment of 2025 we visit three new hotels worth booking for their wellness amenities.

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Line Cook Tristan Kwong brings you into the precise and fast-paced world of a professional kitchen at Bonnie's, Brooklyn's hottest Chinese restaurant.

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BA Contributor Rick Martinez cooks and chats with Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer as they create a mouthwatering grilled chicken dish with flavor-packed zhoug sauce—a herb-driven, spicy condiment with origins in Yemen. Get ready to add a delicious new recipe to your summertime repertoire!

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A perfect Peking Duck is maroon in color, with crispy skin encasing juicy, tender meat— and Han Li-Jun, founder and head chef of Chili House in San Francisco, has been in the craft of making it for 3 decades. Watch him break down each step in the intricate process, as demonstrated by his collaborator Chef Han, in serving authentic and traditional Peking Duck.

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Bon Appétit meets Chef Lucas Sin in Hong Kong to try curry fish balls. This snack is one of Hong Kong’s defining street food snacks, and it’s becoming increasingly rare to find a shop handmaking them the traditional way. Fortunately, Lam Law Ping is keeping the craft alive at his shop, Tak Hing Fish Ball Company, and has even been dubbed the ‘Fish Ball King.’

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Every year, Condé Nast Traveler reveals its annual Hot List spotlighting the best new hotels, restaurants, and more around the world. In our first edition of 2023, we’re visiting NoMad in the city that never sleeps to check into The Ritz-Carlton, heading west to California wine country for a stop at The Madrona in Healdsburg, and finishing up with a sophisticated urban stay in Colorado at Thompson Denver.

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Join Tiana Gee AKA Chef Tee as she makes the ULTIMATE breakfast sandwich. She stacks scrambled eggs, chicken sausage made from scratch, cheddar cheese and hot pepper jelly between homemade biscuits. For the sausage, Tee takes inspiration from Filipino longanisa, a flavorful sausage often served for breakfast. For extra flaky biscuits don't forget to freeze your butter ahead of time!

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Join Bon Appétit Deputy Food Editor Hana Asbrink in the BA Test Kitchen as she prepares one of her most popular recent recipes, Gochujang Sloppy Joes.
Get the recipe: Gochujang Sloppy Joes
Get the recipe: Gochujang Sloppy Joes

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Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer pays a visit to Bon Appétit Food Director Carla Lalli Music to learn how to build the ultimate holiday charcuterie board.

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Ever wondered how Panda Express makes its legendary orange chicken? Chef Lucas Sin heads inside the Panda Express test kitchen with Head Chef Jimmy Wang for a behind-the-scenes look at how to make their iconic orange chicken and how new dishes are created, including Panda’s spiciest dish yet.

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Tania Apolinar, owner of Taqueria Ramírez in Brooklyn, takes Bon Appétit behind the scenes for a hidden camera look at what it takes to serve 600 customers on a busy Friday night in the heart of Brooklyn.