The Journal

Notes from the house

Kitchen stories, how to eat well, and news from around Houston.

How to eat a soup dumpling without losing the soup

Guides June 2, 2026 · 4 min read

How to eat a soup dumpling without losing the soup

There is a right way, and it takes about ten seconds to learn. Here is the whole thing.

Mei Lin

Why we still fold every dumpling by hand

Kitchen notes 5 min read

Why we still fold every dumpling by hand

A machine would be faster. It would also be worse. A short note on the eighteen folds.

Daniel Lin

Daniel Lin · May 14, 2026

The tea we pour, and why it matters

Guides 3 min read

The tea we pour, and why it matters

Great dumplings deserve a great pot of tea beside them. Here is what we serve and why.

Marcus Reyes

Marcus Reyes · April 28, 2026

Our fifth house is open in Sugar Land

News 2 min read

Our fifth house is open in Sugar Land

Town Square, a big open kitchen, and the same folds you already know. Come say hello.

The Jade House Team

The Jade House Team · April 3, 2026

A field guide to every dumpling on our menu

Guides 6 min read

A field guide to every dumpling on our menu

Soup dumplings, potstickers, bao, and wontons. What is inside each one, and how to order.

Grace Tan

Grace Tan · March 20, 2026

Meet the morning folders

Kitchen notes 4 min read

Meet the morning folders

Before the doors open, a small crew makes thousands of dumplings by hand. A morning with them.

Daniel Lin

Daniel Lin · March 6, 2026