Monthly Archives: September 2009

the perfect meal

Posted on September 30, 2009 by terence

tony bourdain, food writer, former chef, television host of ‘no reservations’ has this game he plays with chefs . . . or anyone. if you were having your last meal, what would you eat? there’s a multitude of choices that … Continue reading →

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the lights of national day

Posted on September 29, 2009 by terence

beijing might be having all of the practice what with all the tanks and dancing girls and everything. but we got lights in shanghai. lights!

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you scream, i scream, we all scream for risotto

Posted on September 28, 2009 by terence

taking the woai cooking challenge, i cooked dinner for myself tonight. asparagus risotto with feta salad 1. first sweat 1 medium sized red onion in some butter and olive oil in a saute pan, while heating up chicken or vegetable … Continue reading →

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packing

Posted on September 27, 2009 by terence

so i’m going on a trip. it’s a long trip. well, not that long, but my longest trip in a few years. it’s about 2 weeks. 1 week will be vacation. 1 week will be work. it’s continuous, so i … Continue reading →

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conversations with cab drivers, part II

Posted on September 26, 2009 by terence

i had played golf and then polished off another meal at boxing cat brewery here in shanghai. heading back home, i caught a self-owned AX cab. cabbie: “how long are you going to be wearing those shorts?” me: “er. . … Continue reading →

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commute part 2

Posted on September 25, 2009 by terence

this is a map of my commute from home to office. View Larger Map

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seen in shanghai

Posted on September 24, 2009 by terence

the scene: gourmet cafe at the shanghai center. lunch. eating a holy guacamole burger. seen: the most hipster dude i’ve ever seen. it was like a collection of all of the hipster cliches. riding a speedcat fixed gear bike, a scoop … Continue reading →

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portrait of an lbx

Posted on September 24, 2009 by terence

portrait of a laobaixing. saw this on shanghaiist - apparently these guys are going to ride around china on bicycles and take photos along the way. the photo blog up til now has been pretty awesome – and the trip sounds … Continue reading →

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pho sizzlin’

Posted on September 23, 2009 by terence

i would make a lame pho pun here, but they’ve already been made. (shanghai alone is already home to pho king and pho real – it’s only missing what the pho?) despite the fact that in about a week, i’m … Continue reading →

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wait . . . japanese curry from mcdonald’s?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by terence

in the interest of trying every fast food formulation available, and also possibly taking years off the back end of my life, i succumbed to the constant barrage of mcdonald’s advertising and walked in to my local mcd’s and ordered … Continue reading →

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