Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–Lucky

May 1, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I saw an ad for a new book about New York Chinatown on a museum website. The author, Henry Chang, was going to have a book event there and while I wasn't going to be in New York for the event, I suddenly felt desperate to read it. The cover totally got … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Author Readings, Misc

Brunch in Brooklyn

May 1, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I was in college in Baltimore, my parents visited a couple times and always took my friends and me out to eat. I remember mussels in Fells Point and dim sum (there was like one place in the whole city in the late 80s/early 90s). As much as I wanted to build my independence, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Photo Friday

April 21, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This is one of my favorite photos ever, taken almost 26 years ago when I was passing through Hong Kong with my father and met up with my college roommates for dinner one night. I'd always thought we'd gone to a Shanghainese restaurant and figured it was somewhere on Hong Kong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Book of the week–Incensed

April 8, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I have to admit, I started Incensed (Soho Crime, 2016) by Ed Lin back in December. But then winter vacation got in the way as did other books I'd committed to review. So when I had a week of vacation in late March, I brought Incensed on my trip and quickly read it in two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks

Photo Friday

March 23, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This is a photo with number one son taken back in January. I visited him briefly in New York earlier this month and can't wait to go back next month. Our kids are kids no matter their age! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

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