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 […]
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Brunch: Maya on Cinco de Mayo
Maya! I went back through the archives to make sure I wasn’t remembering things wrong and yes – I reviewed Maya EXACTLY two years to this day. Unlike last time, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shanghai Eating: Kappo Yu
This is what having the most expensive meal of your life does to you: everything suddenly seems so much less expensive and you think to yourself “Hey, why was I […]
Make it Yourself: Christmas Dinner with the Chows
This year for Christmas, instead of going for a fancy meal somewhere, my dad and I decided to take over the kitchen for a low key dinner at home. I’m […]
Cooking at home: Creamy chicken, ratatouille and dinner rolls.
A funny thing happened while I was in Cambridge – my mom began learning to cook! For over 50 years, she was content being a cheerleader in the kitchen, hooting […]
Shanghai Eating: Mi Ai Xian, Yunnan fast food!
If moving into the mainstream in Shanghai means that you get your own fast food branch, then Yunnan food has finally made it! Long the realm of in-the-know Chinese foodie […]
Shanghai Eating: Mr. & Mrs. Bund
Has it really been so long? Have I been such a bad procrastinator that it’s taken me almost two months after my birthday meal for me to blog about it? […]
