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, ...

For some, fall is all about the return of pumpkin spice and apple cider. But once the leaves start to change and the autumn chill sinks in, my mind inevitably turns to hot pot, the communal eat-as-you ...

As winter's chill and seasonal illnesses arrive, hot pot offers a comforting solution. A remedy for the winter blues, seasonal colds, and that bone-deep chill. This ancient Chinese communal meal, part ...

You cannot feel lukewarm about hot pot because hot pot does not feel lukewarm about you. Commonly found in East and Southeast Asian cooking, hot pot is centered around a vessel of roiling broth, into ...