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Category: Food

  • Short break in LA Part II

    The weather that week was spectacular, so I took the parents hiking.

  • Brite Spot

    Rally good mac n cheese

  • I’m in a Hummer Limo

    Thanks to Andrew Lok, I was able to get into a Hummer Limo today. Craziness.

  • Lunches and Dinners

    Food in Shanghai is great. At the moment, I’m addicted to Shanghainese cuisines, while others make me drool over too. The following are some of the places I’ve discovered so far. This is Tenya, a solid Japanese place Dwayne took me to.

  • Meeting Jiro

    As the meal draws to a close. I couldn’t help but express to him that his documentary was so riveting I made a reservation right away, and I committed on going even when my schedule only allotted me two days in Tokyo. Through Miki’s help, as he heard my words of admiration, he laughed humbly, […]

  • With Grace Ma at Mr. Willis

    I get all warm and fuzzy when I see old colleagues, when I found out Grace is in Shanghai I’m extra smitten since we haven’t seen each-other for 5 years now. Good friends over good meals makes a good night.

  • Worst name for a restaurant ever.

  • Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    I’m completely infatuated with this movie. What a purist. We all work for something, we all chose our line of work for a reason, some of us lucky ones have work we love, but to what degree? Watch this movie and find out how far you have to go until you reach perfection. Well… near […]

  • Atmosphere, Beijing

    Atmosphere bar is currently the tallest bar in Beijing. During the day though it serves as a nice enclave for tea and coffee. Properly named Atmosphere, you can look out to the massive city covered in thick smog. While you mope about the fact that you’re in a city that will shave about 10 years […]

  • Desert at Transit

    Taken this at a restaurant called Transit, forgot the name of the dessert, but this has got to be the girliest dessert I’ve ever seen. Its gentle on the taste buds, which I liked.