Wednesday Dinner Snapshot: Pork Medallions, Salad & Sidekicks
Okay, so here’s the thing. Thanks to recent food scares and stuff here in China (and also to me being on a budget as I try to regain the […]
Category Archives: Elaine Chat
Urban Herbin’ in Shanghai
I plan on being in Shanghai for at least a longer while this time and I’m really excited about possible – for the first time in… seven years, maybe… living […]
Quick Bites: V&A Cafe
My favorite place in London is the V&A, and when it turned out that my flight wasn’t going to be until night time, I decided to spend my last day […]
Goodbye Cambridge: Graduation’s a good time as any to introduce Cambridge food blogs
So this past weekend, I was back in Cambridge, prancing around in a big, black, billowy robe as I waited for someone dressed vaguely like Santa Claus to confer upon […]
Snacking Weird: The McRib
For years, I’d only heard of the McRib. I guess, having lived in Asia for most my life, I had missed out every “limited time” this creation had graced the […]
Happy Spring Festival/Chinese New Year of the Snake! (+Make it Yourself: Steamed Wonton Dumplings)
Yes, it’s a little late. Not too late though – thank goodness Chinese New Year actually lasts a whole week and that means, to me at least, any post within […]
Snacking Weird: Quality Street Holiday Chocolate Box
Hello everybody! I haven’t nearly finished with the places I went to in the U.S. this time around, but since I just got back to the U.K., I wanted to […]
American Eating: Chomping on the Chinese diaspora from Coast to Coast
Well hello again! I hope everyone has been having a great holiday (or, if you’re in a country that doesn’t give vacation from between December 24th to January 2nd, a […]
London Exploring: Smithfield Market in the Early Morning
Welcome to Christmas Week, Day 2! As I mentioned yesterday, Smithfield Market was the scene where I fulfilled a Christmas wish of mine. That wish was… to have a truly […]
Retrospective Shanghai Eating: Taiwanese Soup Noodles at Yolota
In May, I went on an ultra-short hop back to Shanghai to celebrate my sister’s high school graduation/birthday and oh man. OH MAN. Nothing really brings into perspective how much […]
