Yearly Archives: 2010

It’s Always Sunny in Newport Beach

Posted on December 31, 2010 by terence

Well, we’ve been having rainy weather in Southern California, but it was absolutely brilliant hanging out with my former co-worker and friend Bryan in his hometown of Newport Beach. More to come from Southern California.

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Fusion is such an ugly word

Posted on December 30, 2010 by terence

Back in the 80s, fusion cuisine was the hot thing. Hitting the mainstream through the Hawaiian cooking of Roy Yamaguchi and especially Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois and stuff like Thai Chicken pizzas or various types of sushi rolls which involved ingredients … Continue reading →

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Dakota

Posted on December 28, 2010 by terence

Recently opened in Shanghai are a trio of restaurants that sound like early 2000s girls names – Avalon, Madison and Dakota.

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Holiday in Cal-i-fornia

Posted on December 26, 2010 by terence

So I’m spending Christmas and New Year’s in California with friends and family. Very excited to be home and to eat In-N-Out, fish tacos, mission-style burritos and all that. I’m sure I’ll have some photos up from this week, sometime.

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Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Posted on December 16, 2010 by terence

I bet every Shanghai blog is posting photos of the snow. Here’s a photo from the Wheelock Center on Yan’An Lu and Huashan Lu looking towards Plaza 66 and Jing’An Temple. It’s cooooollld. (Well only -1C, around 31F) but this … Continue reading →

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Chinese Sports Brands in America

Posted on December 8, 2010 by terence

I have a post about all of the Chinese sports brands which has been in my draft folder for, oh, about 9 months. But this commercial was too awesome not to share. Li Ning makes it’s commercial introduction to the … Continue reading →

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Yo Yo Ma in Shanghai

Posted on December 7, 2010 by terence

Since I’m way behind on everything, here’s some catching up. A couple of weeks ago, the greatest current living cellist Yo Yo Ma was here in Shanghai. Tickets were pretty expensive but I figured how many opportunities do you really … Continue reading →

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Turkey Lurkey!

Posted on November 28, 2010 by terence

An annual tradition here in Shanghai. Lots of friends. Lots of turkey. Lots of pie. Big Bird

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seoul asylum

Posted on November 19, 2010 by terence

As one of a very rare group of people who has been to the DPRK and not to South Korea, I sought to remedy that with a quick four day trip to Seoul over the October holiday. Initially, despite having … Continue reading →

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Shocking: Assault and Killing at Wagas/Bistrow

Posted on November 5, 2010 by terence

Shanghai is probably one of the safest cities I’ve ever been in – especially when you think about a violent crime per capita. Sure, I’ve been pick pockets several times here, but like other large East Asian capitals (Hong Kong, … Continue reading →

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