Although I've been a tea drinker pretty much since I could walk to school on my own, I always find there's more to learn about my favorite drink. So when my friend Rita asked if I wanted to go with her to a tea workshop last week, I was game.The only catch: it was in … [Read more...]
In search of a custom tailor in Hong Kong
When my mom bought me a sari in India earlier this year, I immediately thought about turning it into a dress. After all, my mom had done the same in 1965 with a sari she bought on her first trip to India. So after inquiring around Chicago for several months and not finding … [Read more...]
French Cheese Box
On an Air France flight to Paris a few months ago, I got talking to our flight attendant as the plane was landing. When he learned we were staying at the Hotel Beaumarchais, he raved about a restaurant on the same street.I think we found that restaurant! It was run by two … [Read more...]
Hey Hey Canteen
I took Jake to college last week on a whirlwind trip to New York. We left on a 6am flight and I returned on the last flight of the evening. It was sunny and warm and a perfect day for settling into his dorm and doing some last minute shopping.Since Jake had to be at a 4pm … [Read more...]
Inside Una Brava Moglie Cinese
When the Italian translation of Good Chinese Wife came out, I quickly ordered one from Amazon Italy. Una Brava Moglie Cinese had more or less the same cover as the English original, so I wasn't expecting this edition to be much different from the first.But when my parcel … [Read more...]
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