To celebrate the agreement to restore relations between the US and Cuba, I'm posting a photo from my trip to Havana and Varadero eleven years ago. It was such an amazing trip. Here I'm standing on the famous Malecon or waterfront promenade in Havana.Earlier that day some … [Read more...]
The water taxi to Chinatown
Some days stand out more than others and yesterday was definitely one of them. My friend Natasha asked a while ago about going to Chinatown for dim sum with our kids. So rather than taking my normal route of one of two major Chicago highways, I suggested taking the train and … [Read more...]
Belly Q
I've been meaning to try Belly Q, a modern Asian restaurant on Chicago's West Randolph Street's restaurant row, for a while now. Last night I met my friend and publishing mentor Jean Iversen for dinner there.We ordered a bunch of small plates, which is their … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Shadow Hero
I was never into graphic novels until I bought my oldest son Gene Luen Yang's best-seller, American Born Chinese (Square Fish, 2008). I was looking for books with a Chinese theme and this one seemed like it would be of interest to a then-thirteen year old.A few years later I … [Read more...]
Dragon Boat Races in Chicago
I've been wanting to take my youngest kids to the dragon boat races in Chicago for sometime now and was excited it worked out for us this year. A decade ago I brought my oldest son to see this annual festival along the Chicago River near Ping Tom Park.It turned out to be … [Read more...]
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