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Afternoon Tea at The Allis

August 24, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I suggested meeting my mom today, she in turn suggested afternoon tea at The Allis in Chicago. The lobby restaurant in Soho House Chicago, The Allis is not your traditional hotel afternoon tea venue. And that was fine with us. It was a nice change to what we are used to here … [Read more...]

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Portland’s Lan Su Garden

July 1, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon for the first time and one of the highlights was visiting the beautiful Lan Su Garden, which was built in 1999 in honor of Portland's sister city, Suzhou.When we arrived at the garden, there was still a little while before it opened, so … [Read more...]

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Photos from the Hong Kong Noir Event in Chicago

April 17, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

It sure felt different last Saturday compared to the evening our originally-scheduled Hong Kong Noir event was planned for Chicago. On January 30th, the windchill in Chicago dipped to -55 Fahrenheit. We canceled a couple days before the event and the weather forecast was exactly … [Read more...]

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The Hong Kong Flower Market

December 21, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I took my kids to Hong Kong last month, one of the things on the top of my list for our first morning was the Prince Edward flower market. Just like when I first took my husband to Hong Kong some years back, I think the flower market is a great introduction to Hong … [Read more...]

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Hong Kong Noir Events in January

December 7, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm so excited to announce to events next month to bring Hong Kong Noir to readers in Chicago and New York City. If you're in either city at the end of January, I hope to see you there!  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Author Readings, Events, Hong Kong, Misc, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

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