Why Er Pang?

Er Pang – 二胖 – literally means “Chubby Number Two.”

It was the nickname my parents gave me when I was very little.

I’m the second child in my family, with one older sister, and as a baby I was round-faced, chubby, always smiling and apparently always happy to eat whatever was put in front of me.

So 二胖 somehow became my name at home.

My parents only called me that for a few years, and as I grew older, the nickname quietly disappeared.

But many years later, when I decided to open my own restaurant, it was the very first name that came back to me.

And somehow, it felt completely right.

More than a childhood nickname

When I was young, I never thought much about the name Er Pang.

But now that my parents are no longer here, it carries a completely different meaning.

What was once just a funny little family nickname now feels like a connection to them – to home, to childhood, to family, and to the memories that were built around food and the table.

In a way, I also feel that their spirit is still with me – quietly guiding me, watching over me, and protecting me through this journey.

That is why the name became more than a name.

It became something I wanted to carry forward.

The spirit of Er Pang

As a child, I was happy, easy-going and always ready to eat.

Before I could properly speak, I was apparently already smiling at everyone.

Give me a piece of sweet potato, I would eat it.

Give me a piece of pork fat, I would eat that too.

Food was never complicated.

It was simply something to enjoy.

That part of me never really changed.

I grew up loving food, eating out, travelling and discovering flavours from different parts of China and around the world.

Over time, I developed a very sensitive palate and a natural curiosity about how food is made.

Often, one taste is enough for me to begin working out the ingredients, the technique and what makes a dish truly good.

So although Er Pang began as a childhood nickname, today it represents much more than that.

It represents a feeling.

What Er Pang means today

For us, Er Pang is about the kind of meal that stays in your memory.

A table full of food.

People sharing dishes in the middle.

Talking for longer than planned.

Ordering one more dish because nobody really wants the evening to end.

Leaving with a full stomach, a happy heart, and another story to remember.

That is what Chinese dining has always meant to me.

And that is what I want Er Pang to stand for.

From a little girl to a brand

Our original logo was inspired by the little girl I once was – round cheeks, two short ponytails and a big smile.

Because the restaurant is located inside a casino, we later moved away from using a child figure in the logo.

But the spirit behind her never disappeared.

She is still there in everything Er Pang represents: