When I saw congee on the menu, my eyes lit up. Flipping through the plastic-slip-covered pages of Sunshine Cafe's offerings can be maddening. Do you want waffles or pho? Bagel sandwiches or Laotian ...

Ravenswood’s Me Dee Cafe is an odd little place, a mere six tables squeezed between a wall of Thai snacks, a freezer full of mochi, and walls decorated with squabbling cartoon brats and troubled cows ...

Diep Tran comes from local Vietnamese restaurant royalty: the family that owns the Pho 79 chain, which has been keeping Southern California in spring rolls and bun since the 1970s. Pho broth runs in ...

Congee is a humble dish, a way to cope when rice stores were low. Stretch the grain by adding too much water, cook it into a hearty porridge, and throw in bits and pieces of whatever leftovers are on ...

For many years, congee has suffered the misfortune of being known in English as 'rice gruel'. It's not the kindest of translations for this big bowl of Asian comfort food. This savoury rice porridge ...

When I saw congee on the menu, my eyes lit up. Flipping through the plastic-slip-covered pages of Sunshine Cafe's offerings can be maddening. Do you want waffles or pho? Bagel sandwiches or Laotian ...