I’d only known having Chinese food on Christmas as a Jewish tradition. Spending Christmas night at R&G Lounge in San Francisco reminded me that everyone shares a seat at these tables. If you buy ...

Chinese food has long been a “traditional” meal for Jews to enjoy on Christmas. For one thing, Chinese restaurants are usually open. Plus, the lack of dairy in the cuisine makes it easier for Jews to ...

For Chinese food carry-out restaurants, the number of orders expected varies each night but for Christmas night, there is an uptick for some reason. Are people exhausted from a month of rushing around ...

You don’t have to decorate a tree or open presents to celebrate family traditions on Christmas. For generations, those of the Jewish faith have spent Dec. 25 with family and friends enjoying Chinese ...

For those of us who are not gentiles, Christmas usually involves Chinese food and, of course, Peking duck. Or as Ralphie in A Christmas Story calls it, “Chinese turkey.” Lately, our chopsticks have ...

Now we turn to a community in Detroit that's unexpectedly playing Santa Claus today. You may have heard the joke that Chinese restaurants get packed on Christmas Day with all the people who don't ...

It’s one of the iconic scenes in the 1983 movie “A Christmas Story” — when the pack of Bumpus hounds from next door bursts into the Parker family kitchen and makes off with the turkey that was to be ...

The Hayden’s Jewish Chinese Christmas menu also includes festive cocktails. Credit: Courtesy Photo / GoodFood Branding + Marketing San Antonio diner chain The Hayden has revived its popular Jewish ...

The small steamed buns are filled with pork and served at Gourmet Kingdom in Carrboro. The restaurant serves traditional Szechuan cuisine. JULI LEONARD [email protected] Many Chinese ...

The Christmas Day tradition of visiting a favorite Chinese restaurant is a highlight of the holidays. Juli Leonard [email protected] The tradition of Christmas Day dinner at a local Chinese ...

San Diego is usually quiet on Christmas Day with most businesses taking the day off — but that's certainly not the case for many Chinese restaurants, like Mandarin House in La Jolla. "I call it our ...