Author Archives: terence

People in this town can’t drive

Posted on May 22, 2012 by terence

From outside my window this morning at 6.30am ish

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Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet

Posted on May 17, 2012 by terence

So I heard about this randomly – I don’t even remember where. But Paul Pairet, the former chef at Shanghai’s Jade on 36 at the Shangri-la as well as the chef at Mr & Mrs Bund has a new restaurant … Continue reading →

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Wing Hing on Ship Street

Posted on May 3, 2012 by terence

A couple of years ago, my friend CP went to Hong Kong with some friends to see the band The Flaming Lips play. As part of his weekend, he went with some friends to some Chinese restaurant in Wanchai and … Continue reading →

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Dirty South Gangster

Posted on May 1, 2012 by terence

Right now I’m in Hong Kong for the May Holiday, but I’ve spent the past week in the Chinese Southern City of Guangzhou, and I will be back there after the May Holiday is over. Guangzhou gets a short shrift … Continue reading →

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Barbecue Season is here!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by terence

So the weather has gotten all sunny and is heating up here in Shanghai. Yesterday I attended my first barbecue of the season – and forgot to capture what I brought in photos, so I’ve re-created it in via leftovers … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Week: Pelham’s at the Waldorf Astoria

Posted on April 4, 2012 by terence

Shanghai restaurant week has come and (long long) gone – but week-long work meetings and sunny days have gotten in the way of putting up posts. Shanghai weather right now is in the middle of spring (all 2 weeks of … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Mu Lan Hua Ge Jia Ju Li Curio Company

Posted on March 12, 2012 by terence

So I went with some colleagues here on Saturday. It wasn’t as far out as the Smart Shanghai article makes it out to be, but it is really really dusty and dark. Bring gloves and a flashlight. Also, don’t wear … Continue reading →

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The Pains of Being in Shanghai

Posted on March 7, 2012 by terence

(First of all, sorry about the malware issue that beset this blog for the past couple of weeks. Finally got it solved with the help of some outsiders) No, this isn’t a complaint about living in Shanghai or China, but … Continue reading →

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Linsanity!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by terence

If you’re American. Or a basketball fan anywhere, I don’t have to talk about the media sensation that Jeremy Lin, the undrafted, twice cut, Harvard basketball player starring for the New York Knicks. But I have a personal connection to … Continue reading →

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Hawaii for Chinese New Year

Posted on February 8, 2012 by terence

No, I didn’t make it to the Aloha State – as you know I was in Japan. However, its not a big secret that the Japanese have long been fascinated by Hawaii. Additionally, on my flight to Tokyo, I ended … Continue reading →

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