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Carl’s Jr. Wujiang Lu is open!

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japanese in shanghai: kogumaya

There’s a circle of Japanese restaurants in Shanghai which are very familiar amongst expats. There’s the expensive places like Sushi Oyama or Tianya . There’s the California style rolls of Haiku and the ubiquitous all-you-can-eat-and-drink restaurants which are sprinkled all … Continue reading

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ironic maoism

yeah, i know, china is about the least ironic country in the world, well, maybe except for north korea. and the fact that shanghai is rife with ironic t-shirt wearing, skinny jeans wearing and fixie riding hipsters. but they’re not … Continue reading

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spanish new gastronomy festival

wow. how awesome is this? i would really like to go to juan mari azrak or martin berastraguei’s dinners. anyone want to join me? no, i’m serious. hit me at the email if you want to go.

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eating in hong kong #4: lamma island

no, i didn’t go back to hong kong again. just cleaning up some of the photos off of my camera. lamma island is one of the outlying islands in hong kong – a 30 minute ferry ride from the central … Continue reading

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tofu fa

down the street from homefeel in causeway bay, my friend abbie insisted we get hong kong style dessert. and she recommended this tofu shop. tofu fa – or silken tofu is a cantonese style ‘tong sui’ – or literally ‘sugar … Continue reading

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eating in hong kong #2 home feel ???

last time i was in hong kong over chinese new year, my friend licia took me to a restaurant in causeway bay called homefeel – check the address bar for the name of the restaurant – or click through to … Continue reading

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eating in hong kong #1 goldfinch

again? wasn’t i just there? yes. and yes. man, do i love hong kong or what? so i went back with a colleague who is new to china/hong kong and had spent her first week in hong kong eating at … Continue reading

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sunny brunch in shanghai: downstairs at urbn

what used to be room28 (run by the wagas group) at the urbn hotel on jiaozhou lu near beijing lu is now downstairs with david laris (he of laris and, *cough* the barbie cafe). with a sunny sunny saturday and … Continue reading

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eating in hong kong (airport) – popeye’s fried chicken

so normally when i’m in the hong kong airport i’m either arriving in hong kong or leaving hong kong. its not often that i transfer through chep lap kok. and even when i do – its a time when i’m … Continue reading

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