by The Toki Table | May 18, 2026 | Menu & Dishes
You have probably heard someone mention dim sum. Maybe a friend told you that you have to try it. Maybe you saw a video of someone pulling open a bamboo steamer and revealing something that looked incredible. But you have never actually sat down to a dim sum meal, and...
by The Toki Table | May 18, 2026 | Menu & Dishes
Dim sum catches first-timers off guard. You walk in expecting to order an entree and a side dish. Instead, someone pours tea, and small plates just start arriving. Steamed dumplings in bamboo baskets. Fried things. Baked buns. Each one is two, maybe three bites. You...
by The Toki Table | Apr 26, 2026 | Culture & Heritage
Of all the regional traditions within Chinese cuisine, Cantonese cooking is the most widely eaten and the least understood at the same time. Cantonese immigrants shaped what most of the world first called “Chinese food,” so the cuisine got stuck with its...
by The Toki Table | Apr 26, 2026 | Culture & Heritage
When most people think of Szechuan cuisine, they think of heat. Fair enough — but that only gets you halfway. Real Szechuan cooking is one of the most technically complex regional traditions in Chinese gastronomy. The heat is there, yes, but it always works in service...
by The Toki Table | Apr 26, 2026 | Culture & Heritage
Most people figure out their preference between Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine the same way — by accident. They order something and it either clicks or it does not. Nothing wrong with that. But if you want to walk into Toki with a clear sense of what you are after, it...
