Category Archives: food

A return to Goldfinch

Posted on January 3, 2012 by terence

Decided I wanted to return to Goldfinch, so enlisted Wee Ling, her husband and their friends just in from Hanoi to have old school black pepper steaks.

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Welcome to 2012

Posted on January 2, 2012 by terence

Needing to get out of cold Shanghai – especially with a lot of people out of town, I took my friend Abbie’s advice and her apartment too and just went down to Hong Kong to chill out for a few … Continue reading →

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It’s Hairy Crab Season

Posted on December 8, 2011 by terence

My friend Joanne flew up from Hong Kong. It’s hairy crab season here in Shanghai. Reservations were made at Xinguang Jiu Jia. It was pretty awesome. Every part of the crab. De-shelled. Served with asparagus, crab meat, various reproductive organs.

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Turkey Day 2011

Posted on December 5, 2011 by terence

In what is now a Shanghai tradition, another turkey was ordered. Friends were invited. Lots of food was eaten.

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Comfort food

Posted on November 18, 2011 by terence

So obviously I’m not Italian. Nor do I have an Italian grandmother. But sometimes a little homemade pasta goes a long way to making one feel good. Tomato sauce recipe: Take a good 8-10 good sized tomatoes. Blanch quickly in … Continue reading →

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Beatles Yakitori

Posted on November 5, 2011 by terence

I think Kota’s Kitchen is no longer much of a secret – especially with the new location on Yongjia Lu. I found myself (and my friend Colin) down in the Shanghai Stadium area last week, and since I had only … Continue reading →

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We have to go back.

Posted on September 30, 2011 by terence

So I did. Wee Ling and I done messed up last month when I was in Hong Kong. I purposely scheduled a 5 hour layover between Singapore and Shanghai where I sought to rectify this. And I did.

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unemployment

Posted on September 28, 2011 by terence

I was unemployed for a week. I took advantage of that to go to my two favorite Asian city-states. Pre-Opening Apple Store IFC HK Tasty Congee and Wantun in IFC

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Stealing from your betters

Posted on September 23, 2011 by terence

I’m a thief. Look at how well written and pretty the ladies (or specifically Jen) of Beijing Hao Chi made lemon curd look. Their blog is so well photographed and written, its difficult not to rip off. Plus. . .LEMON … Continue reading →

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The best thing I have eaten in Shanghai

Posted on September 1, 2011 by terence

On Jinxian Road in Luwan District in Shanghai – pretty much downtown, there are three non-descript Shanghainese restaurants which daily are crowded with young Shanghainese hipsters and Hong Kong foodies who read something online or in a magazine. What they … Continue reading →

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