Thanks to Yvonne for giving us the information on the “Little Saigon” of Berlin. Located somewhere (take the M8 towards Ahrensfelde and get off at Herzbergstrasse & Industrie-Gebiet) in the town of Lichtenberg, the Dong Xuan Center is composed of three large warehouses with some small Vietnamese businesses scattered nearby. One enters through a large [...]
I was doing some research on the chemical composition of chocolate for a job last week and came across the fascinating and quite elegant foodpairing.be. The premise of the project is that foods pair well together when they exhibit common flavor components. The author took 250 different food products, analyzed their chemical flavor components and [...]
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Kris Kaiser makes amazing honey. Kris trained in botany and bee keeping during the 80s and owned a bee farm for many years before establishing his new company, Kaiser Honig. Kaiser Honig produces unique artisanal honeys in flavors like fig, Chinese five spice, plum-ginger, and chili (his mint and almond honey is my favorite). Kris [...]
A bit disheartened to read that Chinatown’s venerable Mei Lai Wah tea house has closed its doors, apparently for good. Shu and I used to stop in for the requisite cha xiu bao and coffee served up by a couple of the most stylish septuagenarians in NY. A moment, then.
I’m a huge fan of deviled eggs, so Shu and I decided that our contribution to Easter dinner would include a tray of nouvelle stuffed eggs. The bacon and tarragon worked out pretty well, but the horseradish, dill and smoked salmon seemed to be the crowd favorite.
This photo is from our John Baldessari Comes to [...]
Lisa bought some gloves and they seem to have a life of their own. Thanks to the patrons at Marlowe and Sons for not getting mad at us.
This last one’s for Lisa.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The coldest weather in 50 years hit China this year, making a normally crowded beach look like something post-Apocalyptic.
Nice to see the balloon shooting game is still available on the deserted beach.
We had an all-seafood lunch with some of my uncle’s friends and they insisted that we drink this very healthful liquor. When I asked [...]
As a final farewell to Beijing, Patrick, Joe and I decided to get a proper Beijing foot massage, complete with unlimited food and a DVD of our choice. We picked up My Blueberry Nights and went for the daytime 30% discount. This is what I’d been missing out on the entire time I was working!
This [...]
It sounds like the title of a horror movie, but really it’s just another creature you can order at the local Japanese restaurant. To be honest, the hairiness can be a bit of a turnoff.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Meat floss is basically dried meat (usually pork) eaten with congee or added to the tops of baked buns. Seen here is an amazing plush version made of out of cotton, yarn and foam. The flags give the whole thing a nice international effect.