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An Anthony Bourdain Food day
Part of the reason I was so ready to get to Hong Kong was that I was watching old episodes of No Reservations – especially repeating the one for Hong Kong when I realized that I hadn’t been out to … Continue reading
Welcome to 2012
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
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
We have to go back.
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.
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
Brunching in HK
One of my oldest friends in Hong Kong (meaning I’ve known her the longest, not that she is, you know, chronologically old) and her husband met up with me at the charming Chez Patrick Deli in Wanchai for brunch. Sigh … Continue reading
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
Shanghai Restaurant Week
Like my fellow Shanghai expat Cantonese native English speaking blogger WoAiZhongGuo, I was excited to see the return of Shanghai Restaurant Week Since WoAi wrote his post already, I’ll just cut and paste: You get a 3 course dinner and … Continue reading
Punk Rock Cafe
On the phone with one of my best friends from college, Chris. “So where do you want to go for dinner?” “How about Zachery’s?” “Ok, but can we go to the one in Oakland – the Solano location is always … Continue reading
Fusion is such an ugly word
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