A customer at Sunset Super on Irving Street shops for meat at the hot pot section. Photo by Junyao Yang on Dec. 23, 2025. I spent my early childhood in Zigong, a hilly city — much like San Francisco, ...

"Honestly, I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love hot pot," said Chef Kenneth Wan. HUIZENG HU via Getty Images If you haven’t yet shared the joys of a convivial hot pot meal, then you’ve got something ...

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Are we at 100 inches of snowfall yet? When we were past 75 inches, I happened to visit Danny and Thuan at Fitchburg’s legendary Millbury Fish Market. Our younger child “was out of seaweed snacks ...

The name shabu shabu comes “from the sound that you make when you're swishing things in broth,” says the Boulder-based chef and author. Courtesy: Amy Kimoto-Kahn Gathering around a single steaming pot ...

In celebration of Lunar New Year, the chef and cookbook author Natasha Pickowicz reflects on celebrating her favorite holiday with hot pot in an adapted excerpt from her new book, Everyone Hot Pot: ...