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Crystyl is an American writer and editor who has been based in China for 12 years. She studied Mandarin at Nanjing University and Qinghua University before becoming China Correspondent for Time Warner's Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong. In 2002 she settled in her mother's hometown of Shanghai where she now writes travel, dining and cultural stories for publications in the US, Europe and China. Check out her tasty blog The Dish where you'll find her latest foodie revelations.
Joined the site 16 Jan 2007
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(20 most recent posts)THE DISH: Five Generations, One Recipe
Article 150 years of tempura expertise at Karaku
THE DISH: The Kitchen as Laboratory
Article Jean-Georges has fine dining (and Fre...
THE DISH: Eat as the Chinese Eat
Article Embracing the double-dip and other ac...
THE DISH: The Planet is Low on Caviar
Article The ultimate edible luxury becomes sc...
THE DISH: Winter's Long Dark Teatime
Article Shanghai's wholesale tea markets info...
THE DISH: Let's Get Hot and Steamy
Article Winter is time for hot pot and there ...
THE DISH: A Neighborhood to Emulate
Article Slow down and savor the simple life i...
THE DISH: Stars in the Culinary Arena
Article These round treats win plenty of points
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THE DISH: Plastic cups and fat straws take over Shanghai Hi Ivan, the Chinese name for pudding tea is simply 布丁奶茶,...
Krispy Kreme Ready to Embrace Shanghai? I, for one, am *dying* for a searing-hot-right-off-the-co...
Vote for the Next Jelly Belly Flavor! uh-oh, I was worried someone would come through with a Sh...
Ditch your Nalgene: developed countries are starting to ban products containing bisphenyl A The LA Times just published [an article on the BPA contro...
China Desperately Lacking Enough KFC’s and Pizza Huts You know, the pathetic thing is, that when I went to chec...
Tianping Lu Keeps Up the Good (Street Food) Fight Just received an email requesting the address of these fo...
THE DISH: What's Your Dianping Rating? If you're interested in learning more about Zhang Tao and...
Accidental Discovery: Delicious 10 Kuai Coffee Ow my lawdy, what an awesome discovery--when are they gon...
The end of an era. For me, and my neighborhood. Thanks guys for all your comments! Ros, you are so sweet ...
There are 20,000 restaurants in Shanghai: Dianping ranks them all Hey, so happy to have thoughtful comments! It's true that...
Kakadu rocks, but I am not a big fan of kangaroo … Hey, glad you enjoyed the review! I was at Kakadu's grand...
