Last night I attended the Chicago book launch for The Adventures of Fat Rice (Ten Speed Press, 2016), the long-awaited cookbook from Chicago's only Macanese restaurant, Fat Rice. The restaurant is one of my favorites anywhere. Earlier this year, I blogged about The Bakery, Fat … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's always difficult to leave a place you love. When I was in a cab leaving Paris this summer, I teared up because I wasn't ready to leave. When I left Hong Kong last year after a very brief layover--as my mom and our good friend stayed behind for a few more days--I cried on the … [Read more...]
On a Hong Kong tram
When you travel alone, as I used to do almost exclusively in my early twenties, it's always nice to find places where one can just blend in with the environment. In Hong Kong, that would be their iconic trams.In my twenties, I wandered around Hong Kong on my own a lot, but … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been a full month since I've been in Hong Kong. Seems like ages ago when I think about it. I came across this scaffolding on a walk around Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun. When I lived in Hong Kong, I simply referred to this area as Western, whether that was accurate or not. … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's hard to believe I was walking on this street just two Fridays ago. I had plans to meet a former professor for lunch and arrived in the area early, so took a tram ride and walked around a bit before our meeting time. I love seeing streets like this where the goods are in the … [Read more...]
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