This morning I drove out to Glencoe, a Chicago suburb not far from where I grew up, to attend an author event held by the Women's Library Club of Glencoe. It's been a while since I've gone to a literary event in Chicago and thought this one sounded like fun. The event was held at … [Read more...]
Flags of NYU
In my town, folks hang out flags from their alma mater, especially during football season. The Big Ten (we are in the Midwest, after all) and some southern universities are popular ones. But earlier this year, I noticed an NYU flag down the street. My curiosity was peaked, of … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lucky
A few weeks ago I saw an ad for a new book about New York Chinatown on a museum website. The author, Henry Chang, was going to have a book event there and while I wasn't going to be in New York for the event, I suddenly felt desperate to read it. The cover totally got … [Read more...]
Brunch in Brooklyn
When I was in college in Baltimore, my parents visited a couple times and always took my friends and me out to eat. I remember mussels in Fells Point and dim sum (there was like one place in the whole city in the late 80s/early 90s). As much as I wanted to build my independence, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This is one of my favorite photos ever, taken almost 26 years ago when I was passing through Hong Kong with my father and met up with my college roommates for dinner one night. I'd always thought we'd gone to a Shanghainese restaurant and figured it was somewhere on Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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