* PRIVATE GROUP * Taste and tour Buford Highway - Georgia's unique "international corridor" with Natalie Keng on this custom food and cultural tour. Book your own tour! Perfect for special occasions, team-building, business clients, friends! Contact us info@chinesesouthernbelle.com for details ... Continue Reading
Podcasts: Eat and Explore with Natalie
Check out Natalie's podcasts! Only Asian Kid in School The Great Dumplings Debate featuring Margaret Keng Empire Radio Interview about Authenticity & Being Southern ... Continue Reading
Mother’s Day Every Day with Tigger Mom!
Traditional Chinese Tiger Mother?? No way! My mother celebrates and embraces creativity, learning, new friendships and adventures, as much as she honors her own family and heritage. With her help and encouragement, I'm able to pursue my dream of sharing food, culture and diversity through Chinese Southern Belle adventures. She's my beloved TIGGER mom! Luckily for my sisters ... Continue Reading
2017 Chinese and Asian Lunar New Year Celebrations Around Atlanta
Happy Lunar New Year, Y'All! Gong xi fa cai! Gung hay fat choy! Upcoming Asian Lunar New Year-themed events around town: 2017 Atlanta Chinese Lunar New Year Festival More info: Facebook Date: Sat- Sun, Jan. 28-29, 2017 Time: 10 am – 4 pm Venue: Culture Center of Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Atlanta 5377 New Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA 30341 Ticket: ... Continue Reading
Order Now: Seasonal Menu- Fresh Delivered to Your Door!
Check out these seasonal menu items that feature our award-winning, natural cooking sauce blends - what we eat and cook with our home! Use coupon code Natalie16 for $10 off your first order (any menu item through Dec 31) Soba Noodle Bowl with Bok Choy, Radish and Farm Egg Ships the week of October 17 Root-Veg Stir-fry with Brown Basmati Rice & Benne Seed Ships ... Continue Reading
Buford Highway Food & Culture Tour (private)
* PRIVATE GROUP * Taste and tour Buford Highway - Georgia's unique "international corridor" with Natalie Keng on this custom food and cultural tour. Book your own tour! Perfect for special occasions, team-building, business clients, friends! Contact us info@chinesesouthernbelle.com for details ... Continue Reading
Humor at the Table: Chicken Surprise
Dad loves jokes and is a great joke-teller. Sometimes he translates Chinese jokes into English for us and other times, they lose meaning in English (play on tones or vocabulary) so he tells them in lively Chinese! Since Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language (Be careful: don't call your mother a horse (same word, different tones!) These are the times I am glad that I can speak ... Continue Reading
Chinese Lunar New Year Events Around Atlanta
Happy Lunar New Year, Y'All! Gong xi fa cai! Gung hay fat choy! Upcoming Asian Lunar New Year-themed events around town: Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, Chinatown Taipei Cultural Center, 10AM-4PM, 5377 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341. Festive and chaotic but the food is good and authentic. Benefits several student and nonprofit ... Continue Reading
Catch Natalie on TV: Cooking Videos & Food Tours
I had the good fortune of hosting and producing several episodes with the PBS affiliate, GPB TV and the wonderful folks at Georgia Traveler. Also more food & culture clips (some on the road or older, less polished but still fun) Enjoy! Chinese Southern Belle YouTube Channel Buford Highway International Tasting Tour Asian International Supermarkets Tour Asian Home ... Continue Reading
Happy Mid-Autumn Harvest Moon Festival!
This time of year is like Chinese Thanksgiving--for a bountiful harvest before winter sets in, good health and family unity. Moon cakes, "rabbit in the moon" folklore, whole chicken/duck, taro root and pomelo (Chinese grapefruit) are traditional rituals and treats. I just got a box of beautifully wrapped lotus seed and fig moon cakes. This year, we're treated to a ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 809: Farm to Wok Cooking Demo – Gourmet Stir Fry!
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, showing you how to make one of her favorite and most popular recipes, Asian Napa Slaw (aka Harvard Hottie Salad). Watch Farm to Wok Cooking Demo: Flower Garlic Chives, Bok Choy Chicken Stir Fry (#809, starts 11:30) Did you miss Natalie's other episodes or need a refresher on the list of eateries and recipe ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 808: Asian Napa Salad Cooking Demo!
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, showing you how to make one of her favorite and most popular recipes, Asian Napa Slaw (aka Harvard Hottie Salad). Watch Cooking Lesson: Asian Napa Salad (#808, starts 13:22) Did you miss Natalie's other episodes or want a re-take on the list of eateries and recipe ingredients? Highlights include a ... Continue Reading
Chinese New Year Traditions: Gathering Around the Stove
Chinese New Year Traditions: New Year's Eve is the most important family ritual of the year and a night of unity, reunion, harmony, and paying respects to ancestors. Kind of like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Rockin' Eve all rolled into one! Eating hot pot together is common. Kids get red envelopes with money and can stay up late playing games. Seniors do the longevity vigil ... Continue Reading
Harvard Foodie: Authentic Redefined
What is "authentic"? Chicken's feet vs. Chicken Chop Suey? MSG or "umami" flavors? Mom's recipe for stir fry...or Bobby Flay's? Folks often ask me where to find authentic Chinese food in Atlanta or whether a specific restaurant is authentic. It's a funny question to me. The short answer is: It depends. Authentic to whom? I, myself, like to ask servers to give me their ... Continue Reading
Where can I buy Chinese clothes in Atlanta?
I often get complimented on my silk jackets (thank you!) and asked, "Where can I buy Chinese clothes in Atlanta?" --------------- I bought mine on my Asia trip or wore family hand-me-down's (Grandma, you're back in fashion!). Believe it or not, I am considered an XXL size in China (!). And it was hard to find real silk. The vendors all gave me funny looks and said, ... Continue Reading