Red Sky at Night - Chinese Delight

Advantages: Great food, nice setting
Disadvantages: Don't come too late if you're driving - the car park is a bit titchy.

...One of the nice things about writing reviews is that every now and then you get to know someone on a site and then realise that they actually live not far from where you live or work and friendships can move from the internet to the real world. Such was the case recently when I arranged to meet for dinner with a fellow member of dooyoo.co.uk. After debating the various options we worked out that for both of us Frodsham could be a handy location and I suggested 'that Chinese place on the way into Frodsham from the Preston Brook end of the town'. I think most people in the area would know it from that description but a bit of googling quickly identified the restaurant name as the Chinese Delight. Frodsham, for those unfamiliar with the area is located just south of the M56 between Junctions 12 and 13 and offers scenic views towards...

koshkha 30.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chinese Delight, Cheshire

Stylish Chinese Cuisine

Advantages: Good food, service and surroundings
Disadvantages: Not disabled friendly; minimum charge

...I can't really explain why it took me more than two years to visit Tang's Chinese restaurant which is recommended by the Michelin Guide, especially as it is only about five minutes' walk from my home. Meeting my son and his partner early one Sunday evening, I suggested that it did look worth trying. We arrived at 6pm and found the restaurant to be completely empty. Two Chinese waitresses attended to us, and one showed us to a table on one side. The décor is typically Oriental, very elegant and stylish, with a pagoda-style bar. Our table was set with side plates, chop sticks with porcelain rests, and large linen napkins folded like a fan and arranged inside wine glasses. One tablecloth was set diagonally but was removed after the main course to reveal a second one underneath. Menus were brought and we each ordered a glass of fruit juice...

denella 24.09.2009 (26.09.2009) · Read review
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Review of Tang's Chinese Cuisine, Southsea

The Chinese Cinderella

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...~ About ~ Chinese Cinderella is the heartbreaking true story of Adeline Yen Mah from when she was a toddler up until 14 years of age. The book is written by Adeline Yen Mah herself. Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella is the childs version of the early chapters of her bestselling autobiography, falling leaves. After the death of her stepmother, she felt compelled to sell her story. The book is set in World War 2. ~ Storyline ~ Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, so the rest of her family tell her she's bad luck,and never forgive her. Adeline has Three older brothers as well as an older sister. A year after Adeline's Mother's death, Adeline's Father re-marries a young erusian beauty whom the children call Niang. Niang andAdeline's father then have two children, a boy and a girl. Niang never treated Adeline well...

Julia95x 25.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Whispers cause trouble!

Advantages: Great story, great characters
Disadvantages: One character disappointed me

...The Little Black Dress collection was available on thebookpeople.co.uk and my mam and dad said they would buy them for me for Christmas. The Little Black Dress collection is a set of modern chic-lit fiction from a variety of authors. From The Book People the current set cost £12.99 for 12 books (rrp £47.88). Background Marisa Mackle is a number one best-selling author and has written a number of novels. Her latest novel Chinese Whispers, which is part of the Little Black Dress collection, was based on her own experiences as working as a social diarist for the Evening Herald. She has also written 'Confessions of an air hostess' for the Little Black Dress books. The Book "Is it true Fiona's been playing around with best Ellie's new beau?" When Ellie catches Fiona and Connor (Ellie's boyfriend) half...

bluejules 09.02.2008 (08.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of Chinese Whispers - Marisa Mackle

Chinese Calligraphy !! This book is GREAT !!

Advantages: Creative Gifts & Projects
Disadvantages: NONE...will take time ..

...This is a great book for beginners. I liked this book because: 1. The paper /pages are glossy , clear , uncluttered and easy to read. 2. The book begins at the very beginning , including teaching us about the FOUR TREASURES [the four treasures in Chinese Callligraphy and painting are : paper, ink, ink stone and the brushes. 3. The instructions for this calligraphy lesson are so precise, clear and specific, even someone like me is able to handle the lessons . [ha, I tend to have a short attention span when it comes to lessons. I want to know everything IMMEDIATELY , like yesterday]. 4. The book's lessons teaches you how to draw or paint the Chinese characters that are our 'words' or 'messages'. The great thing about the lessons is that they begin with each 'stroke', naming the strokes and giving a very...

Finno 10.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy - Qu Lei Lei

A tasty Chinese treat

Advantages: Delicious, easy to prepare, authentic taste
Disadvantages: Have to buy your own spring onions and cucumber

...My favourite Chinese dish has to be Crispy Duck - I love it! Whenever I go out for a Chinese meal I always select something that has Crispy Duck as one of the courses. Most meals that I enjoy I like to find out how to cook them at home but with Crispy Duck I must confess that the recipe has so far eluded me so it is a real treat to eat it when I go out. It is quite rare for me to visit the 'ready meals' section in supermarkets anyway as I much perfer to batch cook food and then freeze down my own ready meals. However one day when I saw Crispy Duck in amongst the ready meals on a rare sortie past the fridge at my local Tesco I had to give it a try to see if it could possibly be as good as it is in my 'local' Chinese restaurant. Now I use the word 'local' somewhat creatively because here in rural Suffolk nothing is exactly 'local...

laramax 10.12.2006 (20.01.2007) · Read review
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Review of Tesco Chinese Crispy Aromatic Duck

guns n roses chinese democracy

Advantages: Good compact disc
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks

...guns n' roses For me the guns n' roses have always been amongst the best rock bands in modern day history. The style of the main band members Slash and Axel Rose have always been interesting to follow. The previous compact disc of 'Use your Illusion' was breathtaking and over a decade later I saw this advertised on offer at my local hmv store and bought this new compact disc without thinking twice. The front cover of this compact disc was also eye catching as the picture includes a view of a old style bicycle with a basket and in the background is a building with graffiti on it with the band?s name. track listing 1. chinese democracy: The first song starts well with a nice introduction of calm and peaceful tones. Then soon after this initial introduction the rock begins with some amazing guitar notes and axel...

costas1234 28.02.2009 (31.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Chinese Democracy [PA] - Guns n' Roses

A Chinese-English Dictionary For Everyone

Advantages: Very emotionally written
Disadvantages: Sex references may upset the prudish

...Having enjoyed Rowan Simons' "Bamboo Goalposts" about an Englishman's attempts to introduce football to China, I was keen to read Xiaolu Guo's "A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers". Whilst I realised this was a work of fiction, it seemed to offer the reverse perspective; that of a Chinese woman trying to make her way in learning and living in English. It was also advertised as a rom-com style of book, which is something I quite enjoy and whilst I've not learned languages for some time and may not be able to relate to the main character so well, I still anticipated a decent read and my expectations were certainly met. Calling herself "Z", as her real name tends to be too difficult for foreigners to pronounce, a young Chinese girl comes to London to spend a year learning English. She soon discovers that she needs to learn far...

Soho_Black 15.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers - Xiaolu Guo

Do not be afraid of Paper Tigers

Advantages: Lots of cultural information broken down into small sections
Disadvantages: n/a

...What would you do if you had a book that told you everything - from how to look after your health, how to raise your family and how to cast your own horoscope, right through to how to make a decent meal or brew your own alcohol? Actually, there is one such book - the Chinese Almanac, which has been in continuous publication since 2250 BC, and is updated every year. Known as the Tong Sing, which translates into 'Know Everything' you'll find a copy of this in every home in China. Of course, not living in china, and probably not being able to read Chinese - that's of very little use to you, until now. Dr Charles Windridge, whose wife is Chinese and runs a restaurant, found that many people would ask her questions about Chinese culture, but that, due to her limited grasp of English, he would find himself having to answer the questions...

Thehonesttruth 25.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Book of Chinese Wisdom - Tong Sing

Easy Chinese!

Advantages: good balance between conversation, grammar, exercises and new words
Disadvantages: Chinese language in itself!

...Conversational Chinese 301 is a very good learning material for beginner students of Chinese. The series consists of two volumes for a total of 40 lessons and 8 reviews. Alongside the books there are six audio CDs and it is possible to buy also the DVDs, although, after checking them, I don't find them as useful as the books and CDs. The course has a good balance between conversation, grammar, exercises and new words. The book is aimed to teach basics of Chinese and enable learners to have simple conversations. I also like the black and white cartoon illustrations in the books. Each lesson in the books and CDs is divided into six parts: 1. Sentences They give a "taste" of the subject that will be discussed in the unit. The sentences are between four and eight per unit, written in Chinese characters with translation in...

Lelo 14.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Conversational Chinese 301