TimeOut

Patrick_y visits Taipei and tries out a few of famous eateries. Seven days and about three kilograms later, Patrick shares his experiences of the popular eateries in Taipei and sees if they measure up against the hype. The Wu Pao Chun bakery recently came...  

that a country, a culture, not associated with bread could win a bread championship? Like when I watch a documentary about wine, Red Obssession, and saw that a wine from China can get an award. Or an American opened a ramen restaurant in Tokyo, and get ac... 

You're right. It is strange. Geography is getting less and less important though. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, a large amount of the latest great restaurants are not in San Francisco, but are in Oakland. Oakland is a city that is famous for its cri... 

I wonder if they do like a regular Chinese bao? Interesting that their bakery looks like a office building. -MW

I don't think I noticed that. Mostly more Western style pastries. There was an almond croissant I bought that was just weird. It had a strangely flavored custard and very little of the crushed almond marzipan-like thing I was looking for. That was not a p...