Now that 2014 has rolled in, it's been a solid 20 years since I moved to Hong Kong for what I thought would be for good.So things don't always turn out the way we hope, although I have no regrets. But I do enjoy looking back at photos from that time and only wish I'd taken … [Read more...]
Holiday traditions at the Pen
For the last 7-8 years around the holidays, I've been taking my little kids to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch with my husband's two sisters. This year we spiced things up and met for breakfast. One sister-in-law just had a baby, so she didn't join us. But my mother-in-law … [Read more...]
Back to Broadway
Ever since I turned 40, my husband Tom, number one son Jake, and I have been going to hole-in-the-wall restaurants for my birthday. We've done Ethiopian, Costa Rican, Korean, and last night Vietnamese.We trekked out to New Chinatown, an area on the northside of Chicago … [Read more...]
A gem close to home
At dinner last night, the subject of Cantonese and Mandarin came up again, namely the differences between the two and where each is spoken. So that led me to recount once again the story of how when I studied Mandarin in Hong Kong many years ago, I actually had to leave the … [Read more...]
Breakfast at the Pen
After I posted about my fabulous Peking Duck dinner last Saturday, my friend and sometime guest blogger, Ali Swanson, asked if we could meet at the Pen before she heads back to Canada. Of course I said yes! We've been friends since middle school and always enjoy talking about … [Read more...]
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