There is a lot of exciting stuff going on at Sweet Mandarin. My twin sister, Lisa has been working hard in the kitchen, creating new taster menus which will tatalise your tastebuds. This month’s sample menu is a Taste of Shanghai……where you will be transported back in time with her Shanghainese dumplings, five willow fish, famous spring onion bread and ‘crossing the bridge noodles’…..where every dish tells a story.   If you want a cultured evening steeped in favours of the East and fine wine, we welcome you to Sweet Mandarin.

Lisa and Sweet Mandarin (the restaurant and book) is really making waves and catching the media’s attention. Here’s a snapshot of our lives so far….

Lisa headlines the BBC News across the world – with the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games

Watch Lisa’s Interview at Sweet Mandarin http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7550569.stm

To celebrate the launch of the Beijing Olympic Games today (08/08/08 – extremely lucky for the Chinese) …… Watch our very own LISA TSE, CEO of SWEET MANDARIN being interviewed on BBC News about the Beijing Olympic Games, her identity and running the award winning restaurant, Sweet Mandarin.  This will be broadcast on BBC News, BBC News 24 and BBC World News (across 70 countries).

BBC Show Inside Out Features the Women Behind Sweet Mandarin 

Andy Johnston delves into the history of one of the earliest restauranteurs in the United Kingdom and discovers a a family who have had to endure a murder, poverty, the isolation of being an immigrant family and how despite the odds, they have lived to tell their tale – and continue their lifeline through food. This programme features the women behind Sweet Mandarin and gives honour to the grandmother, Lily Kwok, whose extraordinary life inspired the book Sweet Mandarin. Aired on 17th September 2008 on TV and online.

Barnes and Noble chooses Sweet Mandarin for their Great New Writers’ Selection

There are thousands of books that are stocked at Barnes and Noble. Yet despite the piles of books sitting there waiting to be read, Sweet Mandarin has been read from cover to cover and chosen by Barnes and Noble in their Great New Writers’ Selection and has been shortlisted for the non-fiction prize to be announced in February 2009. The book will appear in every single Barnes and Noble across America at the front of the store with a beautiful display and a bonus for booklovers – a 20% discount.

Portico Library, Manchester, UK Non-Fiction Prize

Sweet Mandarin has been nominated for the Portico Library non-fiction book award.

Helen Tse heads to Hollywood

Helen gives the keynote speech at the NAAAP convention and is interviewed on US TV …… watch this space….