Category Archives: shanghai

Comfort food

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

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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Stealing from your betters

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

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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Farewell friends!

As I write this, Big Bird and Graham are on the plane headed to those United States. This is an account of some of their last 24 hours in Shanghai. VIDEO

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Private kitchens and going away

One of the less pleasant aspects about life as an expatriate – especially in Asia – is the temporary nature of people’s lives in whatever city or nation, and in my case, Shanghai. The months of May through July have … Continue reading

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Shanghai instagram meetup

I’ve been using the iPhone photographic sharing and filter application Instagram now for a few months. It’s like Twitter for images – and has been a lot of phone to share and see photos from around the world and here … Continue reading

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The day we shot some stuff.

Several weeks ago, my friend Steph and I were sitting around talking at a Cal Happy Hour at Boxing Cat. Somehow we got onto the conversation about shooting things. Like with a gun, and she mentioned that there were places … Continue reading

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Concert Tuesday: Nouvelle Vague and . . .Eels (not really)

A rare Tuesday night concert in Shanghai. Openers were French new wave cover band Nouvelle Vague. The Shanghaiist discription was that they played New Wave and punk covers – but in more of a bossa nove fashion. And I thought: … Continue reading

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Shoe Friday

This is an old photo, but check out what she’s wearing! What’s that? You can’t see? Try this:

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