Date archives: 7 July 2026

I spent a few days travelling in Taipei over the 1st July holiday. One evening, I made a special reservation at ‘Xiao Du Noodle House’ to give it a try. I’d booked for 6 o’clock, but I was already standing outside chatting at half past five because I was so tired from shopping. Suddenly, an old friend – the renowned Hong Kong chef Master Lei – sent me a photo of me sitting outside Xiao Du’s. It turned out he was the restaurant’s consultant chef. Xiao Du Noodle House is a small noodle shop opened by Du Wenze after he moved to Taiwan; he said he wanted to bring the flavours of Hong Kong to Taiwan. The restaurant specialises in a range of dishes called......