Everyone knows that the US imports a large number of goods each year from China. On the flip side, China buys high tech items such as airplanes, cars and turbines from the US.
And chicken feet. An amazing number of chicken feet. All my Chinese friends love chicken feet, and Dim Sum is simply […]
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I always try to eat local food when I travel. After a few trips to Singapore, I’m starting to get the hang of the local cuisine. Here are some of my favorites - each is a mouth watering dish eaten by locals every day, so they are easy to find:
1. Hainanese chicken rice […]
I created a map of my favorite restaurants in Denver to share among my friends. Here are some of the restaurants in my list.
Mizuna (Contemporary)
Sushi Tazu (Japanese)
Golden Plate (Chinese)
J’s Noddle (Thai)
Carmine’s On Penn (Italian)
Proto’s Pizza
Blue Bonnet (Mexican)
Limon (Peruvian)
I discovered the leek diet from Mireille Guiliano’s best seller “French women don’t get fat.” Suggested by the author, the leek diet involves drinking nothing but leek broth and water for a weekend. Supposedly, a typical French woman does this two to four times a year.
This weekend I decided to give it […]
My Aerogarden
Posted in Food, Gardening, Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2007
Five weeks ago I met Michael Bissonnette at a social event organized by International Business Circle (IBC). Michael is the CEO of a local company called AeroGrow International, which designs and manufactures a smart “plug’n grow” bio-dome indoor garden kit. In English, its a clever machine that lets you grow plants in indoors […]
This past memorial day weekend, Charlie and I took a short trip to one of our favorite places in the US - Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is about 5 hours by car from Denver. Situated at 7000 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains Santa Fe is known for it’s art, culture and […]
After my harrowing experience during the day, I thought a nice dinner would be a good way to relax. To be on the safe side, I walked to a restaurant nearby my hotel.
When I sat down the waiter didn’t bring me a menu. Instead, he asked me to follow him to the front of the […]
Taipei is famous for its street snacks. Once the sun sets the streets come alive with food vendors - each specializing in its own snack prepared with secret cooking techniques handed down through the generations. When I visit Taipei I often skip right past the restaurants and head straight to the streets. […]
Sea Worms
Baby Squid
One of my favorite things when visiting China is the food. Chinese food in China is nothing like what is served in most Chinese restaurants in the US. There are number of regional Chinesse cuisines, so everytime I go out with friends we first have to decide what cuisine we […]
Weekday Crawfish Etouffee
Posted in Food on Apr 4th, 2006
Crawfish Etoufee is one of my favorite Cajun dishes. There are a number of ways to make it. One of my favorite recipes is from my friend Jon, who is an excellent chef and a long-time resident of the Big Easy. His recipe is really good, despite the fact (well, I’m sure because of […]
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