The Diplo­Man and I are spend­ing our first Christ­mas together as a (small, albeit big w …

At 3:30 a.m. I lie awake in bed, star­ing over the mound of blan­ket that is my husband …

Any­one who knows any­thing can tell you, in a few short descrip­tive words, what Mardi G …

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So much of New Orleans made it a truly spe­cial place: its ornate iron-wrought balconie …

I have been hap­pily catch­ing up on all your posts this week, and have loved see­ing how eve …

A photo of DC’s Chi­na­town, the most con­trived Chi­na­town I’ve seen We’ve been ba …

Hey look, this isn’t a Thanks­giv­ing recipe! I took a minute today to check on my Go …

I’m work­ing on an arti­cle where I’m shoot­ing the pic­tures as well. And of course, I get to …

I’m in Cal­i­for­nia for a week work­ing on a project, but it has ever-so-fortuitously coi …

Despite set­ting the bar high ear­lier last month with small trips out of the DC area, I’ve …

A ver­sion of this arti­cle will be pop­ping up over on Hon­est Cook­ing in a few days. But I c …

You’ve all seen pic­tures and heard the news of Sandy’s hit here on the East Coast last nig …

Hey­ooooo all! Click on over to RecipeRe­lay today, where I share a fun, sea­sonal take o …

From the base­ball dia­mond to the din­ner table; that’s just how I roll. I don’t thin …

My Face­book feed looks as if it has offi­cially become the twit­ter feed for the San Francis …

Pri­vacy. We have very lit­tle of it these days. I’m curi­ous to hear what your though …

It’s taken awhile. A month shy of two years since I said good­bye to New York and read­ied m …

A few still shots from Jimmy Cantler’s River­side Inn… …

Okay okay. I did go to Annapo­lis and enjoy the lovely down­town area. But the real reas …

Guys, the East Coast is so dif­fer­ent. I mean, you drive one hour and you’re in a different …

I men­tioned in my post yes­ter­day that we ate turkey legs at the Renais­sance Fair in Maryla …

Blurgh! If it’s any­thing I got from watch­ing the first sea­son of 30 Rock, it’s that exp …

Whether it be the heat, the stark land­scapes, the cool nights, or the most amaz­ing sunsets …

Hey Guys! I’m head­ing to Palm Springs for this 3-day week­end (thanks, Colum­bus!) for a …

The other day, after din­ner, my ‘bet­ter half’ men­tioned that he was “kinda over salads …

Hey guys, if you’re read­ing on Google Reader, click on over to the blog for a sec. I’v …

Not-so-subtle pro­mo­tion at Nathan’s Hot Dog in Coney Island …

I lived in New York for five years, and I’m a bit embar­rassed to admit: I had never be …

You didn’t think our sum­mer vaca­tion was done being told, did ya?! It had been quit …

The Diplo­Man came home the other day with a Top-100 list of the world’s top-rated hote …

I got busi­ness cards! There’s a lot to improve on, for the logo and gen­eral design ar …

A gor­geous home­made wreath of flow­ers for the birth­day girl …

My baby sis­ter was a floppy lil one. 15 years later, she can hold her­self up. …

We don’t roast goats in Cal­i­for­nia. We don’t build big smok­ers in our back­yards to patient …

My dear friend Laura was gra­cious enough to invite us up to her family’s home in Maine to …

Chan­nel­ing my inner Troll doll/conehead, is more like it. Well, I told you …

We left after 5 days in Mon­tana, our lungs filled with Big Sky air and our hearts cont …

Our pil­grim­age to the north­ern mid­west was prompted by a friend’s wed­ding. And also by the …

…I did cool things and met really great peo­ple.… …and yet all I have from my …

I’m eth­ni­cally Chi­nese (mostly, any­way), so cul­tur­ally speak­ing, eat­ing is what I’m su …

While most peo­ple get back into the swing of things right after Labor Day, it’s taken me a …

It’s been one month and two days since I left China, and already it feels like a lifetime …

If you remem­ber, I tried to go river raft­ing a cou­ple of months ago, to no avail. For o …

The squat. One of a zil­lion cul­tural dif­fer­ences between China and the U.S. & …

…and pretty soon they will lose their rel­e­vance. Seriously, …

Look! Newly released snap­shots from the next Hoard­ers episode!! Just kid­ding. This …

Our pack­out day is today!!! Wish us luck that we can fit all that we want in our UAB shipm …

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One of the many mar­kets that I only recently explored was the local plant and flower m …

Heyo, how was your week­end? Mine flew by, filled with good eats and fun times. I know …

Guangzhou Dragon Boat Races Sat­ur­day July 7, 2012 Inter­na­tional Heat 1 vs …

Many things war­rant a gath­er­ing of a crowd in China– a traf­fic acci­dent, a yelling mat …

Hav­ing a tai­lor has cer­tainly been a huge perk of liv­ing abroad. We’re all the more st …

Fourth of July means fire­works, set to a tinny ver­sion of Pomp and Cir­cum­stance blast­ing o …

I’m not much of a tem­ple type of gal. Sure, there’s plenty of beauty in the dec­o­ra­tive roo …

Pineap­ples were every­where in Phuket. Tiny pineap­ples, the size of your out­stretched hand. …

On a street cor­ner in Phuket, Lit up like a Hol­ly­wood Soundstage …

Dur­ing the day, when you can feel each ray of the sun beat­ing down on your shoul­ders and r …

One thing I will cer­tainly miss about liv­ing in Guangzhou is our prox­im­ity to Thailand …

Street Ven­dors are noto­ri­ous in the South­east Asian Coun­tries. I love it– and …

Fly­ing a 20RMB Chi­nese Kite on Karon Beach Phuket, Thai­land, June 2012 …

It’s Dragon Boat Fes­ti­val Hol­i­day here in China, and we’re in Phuket, Thai­land through M …

Have you ever expe­ri­enced the feel­ing where you just know you’ll like some­thing, even be …

What a beaut, huh? I learn some­thing new every day liv­ing in China. It’s some­thing that …

Look what the cat didn’t drag in! Our win­dows are pretty heav­ily tinted from the outs …

Cooked chick­ens, hang­ing in a line to be sold at a local shop. …

Let’s start off this week right. My new cast iron skil­let will help!! Remem­ber a fe …

We’re head­ing to Shang­hai today for one last big Hur­rah with friends before we depart …

Bas­ket of Veg­gies, Monk, Monk. Duck, Duck, Goose. …

As if the cable car ride up the moun­tain was not thrilling enough, once we reached the …

Look Ma, more cable cars! Only, this one’s not stop­ping any­time soon. Every­time we …

Watched Con­ta­gion last night. Yikes. Was any­one else really really anx­ious throughout …

Mao, is that you…?? …

On our way to an early morn­ing hike in Zhangji­a­jie National Park, we passed by a strin …

Local restau­rant in Zhangji­a­jie Vil­lage. With a very local-looking kitchen.… …

A long day ends per­fectly with sit­ting out­side a local restau­rant and enjoy­ing a good …

All guide­books and park ser­vices referred to these gon­do­las as “cable cars”. Which, …

It hap­pens in any city. Every city. We become so con­sumed in our daily lives and become so …

Time flies. A week since I last posted! I’ll put up some amaz­ing pic­tures from our …

It’s Memo­r­ial Day, the quin­tes­sen­tial Mon­day hol­i­day, and the unof­fi­cial kick-off to s …

The Diplo­Man and I are some­where fun this week­end, I’ll let you in on our adven­ture né …

Guys! Big news. I found roma toma­toes on the vine at the mar­ket this week. What, yo …

How cute are these?! The Diplo­Man brought me these hard can­dies from Japan, where h …

A rene­gade pow­der pink plas­tic bucket. …

It’s Mon­day, I’m back in Guangzhou, and it’s already look­ing to be a busy week. I’ve got a …

Any big plans for the week­end? Work­ing at my sec­ond HK Art Fair has been fun …

Blue skies were rel­a­tively nor­mal my first year in Guangzhou– some­thing that I c …

I’m in Hong Kong for the week! …

The Diplo­Man and I have been try­ing to get back into shape lately– me after a long string …

What’s the plural of aspara­gus? Asparagi? Aspara­guses? It’s just aspara­gus, right, like mo …

I wrote a blog post about vis­it­ing Yakushi Pearl Fac­tory way back in Feb­ru­ary, but hop o …

There have been a lot of new peo­ple I’ve met lately, many of whom have recently …

Despite all the posts about being in the Bay Area, I’m actu­ally back in Guangzho …

Gear­ing up for another hot and humid week­end in Guangzhou. Happy Friday!! …

As I men­tioned before, I was recently liv­ing at my par­ents’ house for two months. I aske …

Some­times when you’ve been shop­ping for ceram­ics for an hour, you need a lit­tle something …

I had din­ner with my best friend at For­eign Cin­ema in SF to cel­e­brate our (but, mostly her …

I was in the states for about 2 months, and now I’m back in China. And most impor­tantly, I …

I used to think I was spon­ta­neous. I also used to think I was an extro­vert. Well, accordin …

On the East­ern edge of Guangzhou lies Yakushi Pearl Fac­tory, a first-generation owned corp …

After the first cou­ple of vis­its to the doc­tor, “rest” was all that was pre­scribed. Much t …

The Diplo­Man and I were walk­ing through a new part of town on a Fri­day evening two months …

Olfac­tory asso­ci­a­tions are a funny thing. I can barely tell you what I did dur­ing the Fall …

You know you’ve been in China for too long when.… Liv­ing in China comes with its sh …

I can get down with some of the local delights that are sold around here. Ok, that’s a …

Remem­ber the days of AIM? When, Apple com­put­ers looked like space-aged jolly ranch­ers, and …

A new def­i­n­i­tion to an open kitchen; prep­ping dinner. …

I’m always unnerved by the lack of cit­rus (namely, lemons and limes) around this city. Wha …

I hate “Asian Fusion”. To me, it’s a 90’s supertrend, à la Wolf­gang Puck in Bev­erly Hills, …

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Wan­der­ing around the roads of Penang’s Chi­na­town, we found our­selves pooped out by mid-aft …

Oddly detailed in their illus­tra­tions, the street signs in Malaysia did not go unnoticed. …

The run­down Asian ver­sion of San Marco Square. …

Some­times I miss a good coke float, a-la Johnny Rock­ets (yeah, I’m not afraid to say it). …

As I men­tioned in a pre­vi­ous post, the selec­tion of food in Malaysia, though vast and vari …

The streets of George­town, Penang truly struck a chord in me. We spent a morn­ing plodding …

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After a lunch with a new friend: We read­ied our­selves for a speed­boat ride off to t …

Sleepy Tereng­ganu was a small town that offered a lot less than we thought. Com­piled w …

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After a night bus arrived in Tereg­ganu, dump­ing us out at our hos­tel at 5am, we manage …

It’s been a busy two weeks. Cou­pling a one-week vaca­tion with a one-week period of playing …

Heaven. aka, Kitchen Mar­ket. A lit­tle slice of heaven in an oth­er­wise nor­mal Chi­nese city. …

Happy Birth­day to one of my best buddies!! …

Things change. No mat­ter how much I like things to be the same, no mat­ter how much I li …

On a chilly LA night– well, chilly in com­par­i­son to Guangzhou– I gath­ered with a group …

Some­times, I wish this was stamped on my forehead. …

In LA I had din­ner on my third night in town, after which I declared, “best meal of 2011″. …

The sun in Cal­i­for­nia is dif­fer­ent than the sun on the East Coast, which is a complete …

I went to LA right after Mex­ico City, and was nos­tal­gic both towards the places that h …

It’s been weeks since I left Mex­ico City, but I’m finally ready to say ADIOS! …

This image makes me think of my Google Reader, which I’ve finally been able …

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After Cholula, we found our­selves in Puebla– in a quaint city that reminded me of a mu …

Visit the orig­i­nal ver­sion of this arti­cle over at Hon­est Cook­ing I wish I could say we …

Some snap­shots of the Diplo­Man and my sis­ter eat­ing grasshop­pers! Our …

I was SO stoked to visit Cholula. Yessss, I thought to myself, I can plan a spe­cial tour f …

Like some­thing parked on a movie set, this lit­tle red deliv­ery truck was such a cute s …

…and I thought com­pe­ti­tion among neigh­bor­ing stores in China was tough… …

Teoti­hua­can, 2011 Even pyra­mids need to be landscaped. …

I thought I knew Mex­i­can food. But I clearly have a lot to learn. Mex­i­can cui­sine h …

The sheer size of Mex­ico City star­tled me– 15 mil­lion inhab­i­tants inside the city alon …

Hola! I was just in Mex­ico City, where I was met with an unex­pected chill in the air, …

I know I’ve been behind, but i’m going to Mex­ico City tomor­row so blog­ging will once again …

It’s no secret that I love pork. So, con­sider it lucky that I’m in a coun­try where por …

Remem­ber awhile ago– before I left Tai­wan, actu­ally– I noticed spring green onions …

It’s no secret that things are cheap in China– hand­bags, watches, sun­glasses, beer. No …

When I first moved to China, I thought that the pile of eggs stacked so neatly at the we …

Yes, I’m alive. Whew, it’s been a whirl­wind few weeks since I got back from Tai­wan. I’m so …

Like I said, man­goes are in sea­son in Tai­wan. Lots and lots of dif­fer­ent man …

Dried fruit are a pop­u­lar snack in Tai­wanese cul­ture, and you will often see peo­ple suckin …

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This isn’t a scene that I often have the lux­ury of see­ing in Guangzhou. Unfortunately, …

So– that just about wraps of most of what I ate in Tainan. But before we move on, head ove …

In a city with such a diverse his­tory of immi­gra­tion, trade, and con­se­quently the mingling …

Bone Mar­row was never exotic to me. When I was younger, I would watch as my par­ents su …

Look­ing over the itin­er­ary for my trip around Tai­wan, there were many things I was excited …

Yes, I know I’ve already raved about cold snacks in Tai­wan once before. But here’s another …

We spent one half day and one night in Tainan, but judg­ing from the amount of good eats …

On the other side of Ba Dou Zi Har­bor there are ‚some would say, slightly less adventu …

A week and a half ago, I took a day trip with some fam­ily mem­bers to a north­ern point of …

The Tai­wanese loooove their fruit. With fer­tile soil, healthy com­pe­ti­tion, and loca …

Yes, I have been see­ing a lot of my extended fam­ily lately. No, this isn’t one of t …

When we were grow­ing up, my family’s favorite Chi­nese restau­rant was called dong lai sue …

Night mar­ket cul­ture in Tai­wan is any­thing unlike I’ve ever seen. What are quiet strips of …

Same same, but dif­fer­ent. This is an expres­sion that every­one knows in Thai­land, and o …

The sun is set­ting over the hills that cir­cle Taipei. There’s sup­posed to be a Typhoon c …

It’s between lunch and din­ner, so I’m going to step away from food– just for a sec. So, le …

When pre­sented with so much good fruit, what do you do? Eat it, of course. And lots of …

If some­one said to me in Eng­lish, “I’m going to eat Cold”, I would wait for them to fi …

In honor of the Sum­mer Sol­stice and sim­ple break­fasts, here’s a shot of a sum­mer breakfa …

I’m hav­ing a good time in Taipei already– can you tell? …

I just arrived in Taipei, where I will be for the next three weeks. But before I start …

Quite a few of the shopown­ers lin­ing the streets of Qing Ping have wel­comed the never– …

Maybe 15 years ago in China, this image would be great cause for con­cern. But today, it’ …

Took a trip to a wet mar­ket on the other side of town this week­end. A new wet mar­ket, on …

When it comes to food, sim­ple is often bet­ter. As I crunch down on my but­tered cinnamo …

Remem­ber ear­lier this week I briefly men­tioned that we had gone to Coney Island hot dogs …

It’s the Tar­get of street hawk­ers– I think I could have found every­thing I needed on thi …

This week­end we made a trip to the watch mar­ket to get the DiploMan’s watch fixed and se …

I remem­ber the moment I felt New York and I were friends– it was a cool spring day, one …

Every week­end we swear we’ll go out and get stuff done, and most week­ends we end up slee …

Friends, and snacks. Two great things in the uni­verse when com­bined in just the right wa …

Man­go­van!! Sounds like an inter­na­tional super­hero in Span­dex, doesn’t it? I don’t have …

Was going through some old pic­tures today, and can’t believe I never posted this, one of …

Two days ago I got a phone call from a friend who works down­stairs, ask­ing for help on som …

…Wait, what on earth to do with a plas­tic shop­ping bag teem­ing full of mint?! Let m …

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I can’t believe it’s Fri­day already. I haven’t posted all week, it’s been busy in HK! Fo …

Off to Hong Kong for a week to work at the Hong Kong Art Fair. I won’t have many free d …

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Yes, these were home­made, just…not in my home! Today on RecipeRe­lay, Megan (who I’ve …

For some peo­ple, a sim­ple din­ner means boil­ing a pot of water and pour­ing it over Cup-O-No …

At first glance, this looks like a train or bus ter­mi­nal. But don’t be fooled, it’s ju …

Like gar­lic and onions, I feel like most Amer­i­cans (myself included) have got­ten so accu …

We miss Mex­i­can food a lot here. It’s like they say, you never know what you have until …

Nowa­days break­fast is some­times a slice of toast, yogurt with gra­nola, or oat­meal, and m …

The first time I heard of Pimm’s was the sum­mer of 2006, when I was wait­ing tables in Lo …

For those of you who checked out my post on RecipeRe­lay, thank you! On my hunt to cre …

For all I knew, olives grew in their cans on trees. Or maybe they self-replicated like …

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I’m still here. But it’s been hot, so for the past week I’ve been doing my best duckin …

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RecipeRe­lay is a web­site unlike other food blogs or jour­nals I’ve yet encoun­tered, bring …

The tra­di­tional western-style pick­ling meth­ods isn’t ter­ri­bly easy in Guangzhou, but I …

It’s get­ting sooo hot and humid here in Guangzhou. See­ing these bananas, of all shapes …

There’s some­thing that gets me about this lit­tle girl in her salmon col­ored dress an …

Even rice fields needs a scare­crow to stave away the crit­ters. This one looks like it’s …

Urban graf­fiti, you’ve got some competition. …

So, my salmon adven­ture comes to an end about a week after it started. I had sushi today f …

Did all that local­ness con­fuse you? If not, head over to RecipeRe­lay again this week, whe …

Would you believe if I told you that I prac­ti­cally skipped home from the salmon store? …

Right down the street from our apart­ment– so close I can almost see it from our 9^th floo …

I’ve been going to the mar­ket a lot recently, and have noticed a lot of new veg­eta­bles a …

This meat lady is new to the wet mar­ket; she came along with the emer­gence of spring. Is …

Grains, in a mar­ket in Guangzhou. …

Some­times I post things because I really have some­thing com­pelling to say. Othertimes …

Check out my post on RecipeRe­lay today, for tips on ways to get the most out of your l …

This is my local mar­ket. Not the big one that has a lot of really nice can­dies and fresh …

It’s usu­ally me and old ladies at the mar­ket on any given day of the week. I wouldn’t mi …

I love that Nelly song, it never gets old. Bring you all back to Guangzhou, the weath …

On our trip to Kaip­ing last week we took a tour a clus­ter of small vil­lages, named the …

Beans are sur­pris­ingly omnipresent in tra­di­tional Chi­nese cook­ing. But rather than bei …

It’s warm out– 30°C! I made a trip to the wet mar­ket this morn­ing to pick up a few thing …

Street food here is wayyyy bet­ter than in the States. Because it’s cheap, it’s simp …

I know it was a teeny stretch to call this peanut brit­tle in a recent post. And I supp …

Yes­ter­day I men­tioned vis­it­ing Chikan Town, in Kaip­ing City. Here’s what I was talk­ing abo …

I’m always amazed at the things that are sold on the street in China. On a recent t …

Did you guys know that? The CIA’s online world fact­book has a bounty of inter­est­ing num …

If Beef is what’s for din­ner in the U.S., I think any­one in China would agree that Pork …

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Unfor­tu­nately, the beauty of the beaches on the South­west­ern coast of Bali only become b …

You might remem­ber my fairly recent dis­cov­ery of coconut juice a few months ago on a t …

Lately on our trav­els, the Diplo­Man and I have got­ten into the habit of rent­ing a scoote …

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I’ve been think­ing about rice for awhile– and per­haps because it is such a big part of Asi …

Coca-Cola, every­where. At home in Guangzhou, and in sacred tem­ples in Bali. …

The beaches on the West­ern Coast of Bali, in Semi­nyak, were less than thrilling. Ugly, ev …

This mon­key looked like he had been around for a decade longer than thee sprite young monk …

This past week­end the Diplo­Man and I headed South of the Equa­tor (a first for both of us!) …

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As we approached this guy from far away, I thought he was mak­ing rice crispy treats. Bu …

I was walk­ing around town one day and caught this scene– a tod­dler and a stuffed battery …

Here’s new mean­ing to the term, “rooftop garden”. …

I love tofu. It has a bad rap in the States. Although things are chang­ing, tofu is of …

Wow, I’m on a fish kick lately. This is the last one for awhile, I promise. I just cou …

For some rea­son, in the first cou­ple months of being here I was a bit skep­ti­cal at the p …

What already seems like ages ago was a trip to Zhong­shan and a visit to a Can­tonese rest …

The view from the Li River.…beautiful last week, and still beau­ti­ful today. …

So, loyal read­ers (all ten of you)- You may have noticed a lit­tle change in the looks of m …

Not being from one region in par­tic­u­lar, (a rar­ity in such a cuisine-specific coun­try) t …

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Yes, I am still on the sub­ject of Liu­gong vil­lage– I can’t seem to get it off my mind. …

Along with the best plate of rice I’ve ever been served, was an amaz­ing dol­lop of chili …

Where does an hour and a half down the Li River take us? Nowhere, really. But in the mid …

Most of the time, peo­ple who visit China (and Tai­wan) talk about the famous stinky tofu …

For just 50rmb ($7) each, we spent a lazy, rainy Fri­day after­noon going down the Li River …

I was amazed that such a remote, iso­lated town was able to cap­i­tal­ize on the tourism ind …

Just a warn­ing, I have about a week’s worth of Yang­shuo posts and pic­tures to sh …

Last week we had a friend in town, and instead of show­ing him our usual Guangzhou haun …

Yes­ter­day I boasted about my belated inter-national par­tic­i­pa­tion in pig day. But I forgo …

Every first week­end in March, my friend Laura has a pig party. It started a few years ago …

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I always know what I’m get­ting myself into, espe­cially when it comes to food. But I don …

Until this time around, we spent all of our time on HK Island. For a change, we deci …

Build­ings reflected in build­ings, in front of other build­ings, to no end. …

I used to HATE eggs. Wouldn’t touch them. If I had known that eggs could take this for …

There is no way to elo­quently trans­late this into Eng­lish, although I sup­pose ‘Tofu Flow …

Not know­ing much about the geog­ra­phy of China before I arrived here, you can imag­ine my su …

I’ll include a more sub­stan­tial of a post on Lamma Island tomor­row, but for now, here’s …

Chi­nese cities are devel­op­ing faster than ever, Hong Kong with­out a doubt lead­ing the wa …

I’ve noticed that brooms and mops are always left out­side around town. Though I know it s …

Does this look like a scene from a scary hor­ror flick? I don’t watch scary movies, but …

It’s finally Fri­day!!! Some­times I feel like the week goes along and I’m just bicycling …

I’ve been itch­ing to try this bagel recipe for about a month now. The forces came togethe …

I love birth­day par­ties. Not only because it’s a guar­an­teed fun time, but there’s alway …

Get­ting some work done around the house today, which also means bak­ing a mean Guin­ness c …

Taken on a side street in Hong Kong a few weeks ago– this guy gives true mean­ing to the …

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This is what I feel like today, on a lazy Sun­day. Car­men, this one’s for you! …

Is it just me? Or is this guy a strange mix of look­ing like a fuzzy bear car­toon and a …

Remem­ber yes­ter­day, when I men­tioned “vari­ety”? Well, here it is again. Fresh, dried, …

This pic­ture of dif­fer­ent vari­eties of dried mush­rooms might remind you of the pic­ture I p …

If you work for a health depart­ment some­where, I sug­gest you turn a blind eye. Usually …

My last can of San Marzano Toma­toes. A very spe­cial moment, for given the stan­dard 28oz …

Sugar Cane is a big treat in China, and many other asian coun­tries as well. Look how …

Such a busy week– for once so busy that I had no time to blog. Hope­fully this week will …

This recipe is per­fect if you plan on hav­ing a lazy Sun­day morn­ing. Or, in my case, are …

One day while explor­ing Guangzhou we headed out to Zhong Shan Uni­ver­sity, on the other s …

Super­bowl Tra­di­tion in the U.S. is pretty sim­ple. From my expe­ri­ences cel­e­brat­ing on bo …

The Ritz. Such pres­tige, such class. Even though I can’t afford to stay at one of their …

Hong Kong’s roads are a maze of sig­nage, paint, and expen­sive cars. There are twists an …

Hong Kong is home to the longest run­ning esca­la­tor sys­tem in the world. It’s like being …

eat­ing break­fast at the super low key Phoenix Café in Hong Kong Moon Ov …

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Grow­ing up, I had to go to Chi­nese school and play the piano and get good grades like …

Though I rant and rave about New York eats, I am a Cal­i­forn­ian tried and true. Which me …

What’s a taco with­out salsa? Here’s a few recipes for three great, easy sal­sas: a red, …

Believe me when I write that I’ll have lots of fun, inter­est­ing posts come next week– on …

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I snapped this pic of the deli label from one of our pur­chases a month or so ago. I wan …

For­give the radio silence over the last few days. Between get­ting a part time job (not fo …

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The Chi­nese ver­sion of fon­due, or shabu shabu, hot pot is all the rage here in Guangzhou. …

Now that I’ve bored you out of your minds with how I pas­teur­ized eggs, here’s a sim­ple Cae …

I’ve started to notice that every­thing in China ends up tak­ing at least three times longer …

Start­ing to dig into our kitchen sup­ply ship­ment already… …

The streets here are a chaos of cars, bicy­cles, ani­mals, peo­ple, and carts. Not one of …

I’ve become pretty used to the hole-in-the-wall look­ing butcher­ing sta­tions at my local …

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Mon­day morn­ing, we took a trip to the Chi­nese (British owned) ver­sion of Home Depot, B&amp …

Although we, admit­tedly, try to go restau­rants where there are exten­sive pic­ture menus, …

When peo­ple call this neigh­bor­hood of Guangzhou “New Town”, they aren’t kid­ding: A litt …

Friends, meet the newest liv­ing addi­tion to our home: Arp the Cac­tus. Art friends, I’ …

stray kit­tens and cats lit­ter the streets of Guangzhou …

It’s already Sun­day morn­ing here in Guangzhou, and I’m in my warm apart­ment watch­ing foo …

I’ve never once, despite work­ing in restau­rants all those years, actu­ally sat down to co …

The Bal­loon Man passed us from behind as we entered the fish mar­ket. He used an inflate …

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I’ve known about this for while, but I’m just glad I’ve found them broad­cast online: …

Just came back from a stroll around the fish mar­ket next to our build­ing (don’t worry, i …

This one is ded­i­cated to my friend Laura, because she is from Atlanta and likes greys wi …

As I may have men­tioned before, I am still await­ing the ship­ment of my kitchen (andohyeah, …

The bar­rier to the con­sulate build­ing– keep­ing us in, or oth­ers out…?Although I’ve been …

All right Brook­lyn, I’ve been read­ing about your fried chicken frenzy going into 2011, b …

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Dur­ing our stay on the Sim­i­lan Islands, we ate some pretty tra­di­tional Thai grub on the de …

In doing some trip research before leav­ing for Phuket, I dis­cov­ered a small archipelago …

Richer, milkier, silkier than the ver­sions I used to order back home, the iced cof­fees and …

In New York, as soon as there was the slight­est chill in the air, some­one in the group wou …

I never liked coconuts grow­ing up. Then again, I also did not like beets, donut …

Phuket did not dis­ap­point. I will blog more in detail and share some great moments c …

What are these guys wait­ing for? …

Who knew there were so many dif­fer­ent types of rice? …

Happy 2011!! The Diplo­Man and are are still in Thai­land, most likely enjoy­ing some form …

This photo makes me nos­tal­gic for some­thing I don’t know of. …

The Diplo­Man and I are in Phuket for a New Year’s Eve Trip. We’ll be cel­e­brat­ing 2011 exa …

I am so lucky in that, within a month of my arrival in Guangzhou, I’ve already had a visit …

The Chi­nese do a lot of things right– math, gym­nas­tics, fireworks.…when it comes to food …

Some­times, it’s the sim­plest things that taste the best. Take this: jalapeño-like ch …

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Between hol­i­day par­ties, group din­ners, receiv­ing a ship­ment of the DiploMan’s stuff, fr …

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Think of these as savory donuts. Creamy fried dough with flecks of radish and octopu …

The pink­est build­ing I’ve ever seen. Funny thing is, it has a fresher coat than almo …

As a wel­comed sur­prise to me, the south­ern part of Zhong Shan is known for pro­duc­ing pinea …

For my sec­ond dim sum meal in the three weeks since I’ve arrived in Guangzhou, I went with …

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On top­ics com­pletely unre­lated to the photo above, I am going to a hot­pot din­ner with some …

In 2007, Guangzhou banned the use of motor­bikes within the city lim­its. Rumored as a …

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You don’t often see live ani­mals (other than dogs) roam­ing the streets in GZ, but yesterda …

Guangzhou is, and always has, been known for its pro­duc­tion and trade abil­i­ties, thus al …

I’m not sure what was hang­ing here. I didn’t ask. Next time I should. …

This guy walk­ing down the street in front of me, weav­ing in and out against traf­fic with a …

“Win­ter” is finally arriv­ing in Guangzhou. …

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Hi all, and wel­come to neigh­bor­hood! Shamian Island is one of the many “islands” floati …

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For lunch yes­ter­day, the Diplo­Man decided to take me to a local Henan joint that one of …

I was in Tao Jin this week­end, only to find out just now that it’s the same neighborh …

The China hotel is one of the more pres­ti­gious, larger “West­ern” Hotels here in Guangz …

Every­where I turn in Guangzhou there are streetven­dors. Carts, stalls, stands, ricks …

Evening of Dec 4. Home­less man with one arm, writ­ing chi­nese scrip­ture on the walkw …

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After liv­ing here for about a week, I’m struck by the mix of old and new in this city. &nb …

Gro­cery shop­ping here in China is pretty over­whelm­ing. Prod­ucts are stacked from flo …

It’s my first day explor­ing the city of Guangzhou. I’ve noticed that peo­ple will sleep …

You will all be dis­ap­pointed to find out that my first meal in China was at Star­bucks. I …

I have arrived. …

thank you, friends, for mak­ing new york tops. thank you for teach­ing me how to eat. …

Shang­hai, 1990 and 2010. photo: Mamie Young The Diplo­Man emailed me th …

I offi­cially left New York yes­ter­day. Today, I rid of the rem­nants of my New York ex …