My recent trip to Asia included four days in Hong Kong. This wasn’t your average trip to Hong Kong – this was Haute Hong Kong – only the best! I am incredibly fortunate to have a smart, successful, fun-loving, and extremely generous sister who had to be in Hong Kong for business en route toContinueContinue reading “Haute Hong Kong (reposted)”
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Food and Culture, Continued
It’s Chef’s Night Off again, and with the schedule I’ve been keeping, I’m going to take advantage of the short post night. Last post I brought up a different view of food and culture… tonight I have another point of view on that same subject. This time, it’s a brief observation on the culture ofContinueContinue reading “Food and Culture, Continued”
Food and Culture
This is not your typical article about food and culture – far away places, the history woven into particular treasured dishes, how people interact, and how hierarchies exhibit themselves through foodways – at least that’s what initially comes to my mind. But, as I said, this is going to be a little different. As I’veContinueContinue reading “Food and Culture”
Down in the BK
Any creative writing class will tell you to start with writing what you know. Tonight I was supposed to be writing about my travels – about places far away from here, their cultures, and their foodways. That ain’t how this one’s gonna go down. I’m in the BK, Brooklyn, and I’m feeling a bit detachedContinueContinue reading “Down in the BK”
Reading: The Next Best Thing…
… To being there, to tasting it, to seeing it in person? For me, sometimes it’s just nice to read for its own sake. There’s so precious little quiet time in my life lately, that reading has become a special escape for me. Being an unapologetic food geek, most of what I read is definitelyContinueContinue reading “Reading: The Next Best Thing…”
“Memories of Philippine Kitchens”
This beautifully produced and extremely well written book is one of the main resources I’ve used in preparing for the market tour and cooking class I’ll be offering for my fellow students in the first run of Food Blogging with Steven Shaw. I’m hoping most, if not all, of you will be able to attend.ContinueContinue reading ““Memories of Philippine Kitchens””
Not Chef’s Day Off (or, a Tale of Two Chefs)
Technically, yesterday – being Monday – was supposed to be a short, sweet post for Chef’s Day Off. As it turns out, yesterday was anything but that for me. I will spare you the boring details of my all-too-full day and skip to a tale of two chefs. First, note that chefs are chefs, no matterContinueContinue reading “Not Chef’s Day Off (or, a Tale of Two Chefs)”
Road Trip (Part III) – Home again!
So happy we went out to the Island a day early – today was so wet and rainy and went by way too fast! I started the day with coffee in the rain on the beach. There was an oyster farm next door to our lodging, so I watched an old oyster-man clean cages andContinueContinue reading “Road Trip (Part III) – Home again!”