Lin asian bar and dim sum restaurant2/27/2024 ![]() One welcomed change with Austin’s growth has been the ability to get a wider variety of Asian vegetables, mushrooms, and other ingredients more readily.Ī strong part of Chef Ling’s philosophy is indeed the long tradition of Chinese dishes and their connection to health. She stresses that freshness and farm to market concepts have always been a part of good Chinese food though some unique, authentic ingredients could sometimes be hard to find. It is northeast of Hong Kong and the epicenter of Cantonese cooking (and Dim Sum), and southwest of Shanghai, known for its Hu style of cooking and famous for Xiaolongbao or ‘soup dumplings’ which are a featured item at Lin.Ĭhef Ling uses techniques and recipes learned from her beloved grandmother Zi-Ying, along with Cantonese favorites learned over the years in restaurants and even tastes from Malaysian street food (husband Jimmy’s origins). Fujian lies on the coast across from the Island of Taiwan. “We all have the same recipes” however, at Lin, I believe how those recipes are executed and evolve make all the difference.Ĭhef Ling is originally from Fujian Province in southeast China which has the reputation of being the most diverse when it comes to cooking styles. ![]() The Asian chef community in Austin she says is very interconnected with many having worked alongside each other at various restaurants for years. I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with Chef Ling on a recent Saturday and became as much a fan of the lady as I was of her cooking.Ī repeating theme in talking with Chef Ling is her love of learning from cooking techniques, new spice combinations, playing with meat textures, to tweaking already good recipes for the best possible result. ![]() Lin’s Chef and co-owner Wu Ling Qi has been cooking in Austin for a few decades fifteen years at Chinatown on Graystone, then briefly at Chinatown on Bee Caves road, eventually becoming the ‘Wu’ in Wu Chow but now along with husband Jimmy Ng, she is able to express her passion and skill the way she has always wanted. Adding to the draw is the fact that the food and experience make the wait completely worth it. Open only since June of 2018, Lin Asian Bar on west 6th street in Austin has garnered so much positive buzz that the wait for Dim Sum on Saturday mornings regularly looks like the line for an amusement park roller coaster.
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