Known originally for its authentic Italian cuisine, the Sherwood Taipei’s TOSCANA Italian Restaurant in recent years has also appealed to the growing appetite and appreciation for steak in Taiwan. TOSCANA never fails to delight guests with its specialty and premium beef dishes, and it has developed a loyal following among Taiwanese wishing to enjoy the…
Taiwan’s steakhouse market has moved upmarket with the arrival of some new restaurants. High-end Western food has long struggled to gain a footing in Taipei. Celebrity chefs known for fusion cuisine, like Singapore’s Justin Quek, have come and gone. Yet one type of pricey Western restaurant has been successful here: the American steakhouse and other…
The Legislative Yuan’s Economics Committee on March 19 issued a non-binding resolution calling on the Ministry of Economic Affairs to ban the import of certain U.S. and Canadian beef products. The resolution move was in response to the Council of Agriculture’s declaration that six products, including tallow and bone marrow, were not internal organs and…
Minister of Economic Affairs John Deng’s visit to Washington D.C. in mid-February, the first by an MOEA head in many years, was overshadowed by his announcement that bans on the import into Taiwan of six different types of beef products from the United States would be lifted. The Council of Agriculture made the decision after…
