Exciting news! The Kindle and Kobo editions of Good Chinese Wife are on sale this weekend (through November 14th) for the super low price of US$3.99! That's less expensive than a fancy coffee and half the cost of a cocktail.And if you read Italian, that edition … [Read more...]
Gifts from Hong Kong
I'm not much of a shopper at home. I'd rather read or go to a movie. But that all changes when I travel, especially to my favorite cities. Back when I lived in Hong Kong, friends and family in the US would give me shopping lists or I'd buy things for them on my own.On my … [Read more...]
The Ladies’ Room
Last night I attended the Chicago book launch for The Adventures of Fat Rice (Ten Speed Press, 2016), the long-awaited cookbook from Chicago's only Macanese restaurant, Fat Rice. The restaurant is one of my favorites anywhere. Earlier this year, I blogged about The Bakery, Fat … [Read more...]
The Hong Kong skyline
I've always found the Hong Kong skyline to be therapeutic. Back when I was 19 and new to the city, I found solace in the tranquility of the harbor and the strength of the buildings. This is what it looked like just before I left a year later in 1991.Now it's changed a … [Read more...]
On a Hong Kong tram
When you travel alone, as I used to do almost exclusively in my early twenties, it's always nice to find places where one can just blend in with the environment. In Hong Kong, that would be their iconic trams.In my twenties, I wandered around Hong Kong on my own a lot, but … [Read more...]
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