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| | | ...and was expertly hacked to pieces in the process. It was all in the name of education. Dozens of curious epicureans packed into a demonstration kitchen at the Institute of Culinary Education for Slow Food's "Nose to Tail Eating" pig butchering demo and tasting. This meat-apalooza e... Read More | | | | | | I've always been a fan of Russ & Daughter's, the Lower East Side mecca for smoked fish devotees. For Jewesses like moi, the place is irresistible. And, it appears their new blog is irresistible too. The name is undeniably brilliant: Lox Populi. Makes me want a Sesame Bagel with Cream Chees... Read More | | | | | | I'd been having a darn good time in Beijing. Still, the party didn't really get started until I put myself in the hands of professionals. Get your minds out of the gutter! I wasn't hiring out some Beijing boy toys! Instead, I was paying for the privilege of having some gourmet guides show me a... Read More | | | | | | Arriving in Beijing, I did the typical tourist things. I spent a few hours touring the Forbidden City. I ventured outside the city to visit the Ming Tombs and the remote Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. Beautiful. Awe-inspiring. Even so, I know what my dear readers care about: How was ... Read More | | | | | | Just returned from a decidedly non-Asian dinner with a friend at PJ Clarke's Sidecar, where I supped on Oysters on the Half-Shell, a juicy Cheeseburger and addictive Creamed Spinach. Not surprisingly, being back in the States, discussion turned to the economy. My companion wasn't sure if some ... Read More | | | | | | After my trip to Xi'Tang I didn't expect to be wow-ed again for a while. Boy, was I wrong. Amelia's in-the-know friend Angeline had reserved a table for a party of 8 at Shanghai's Home's Restaurant on Julu Lu, where Shanghainese specialties took centerstage -- most especially crab. We started b... Read More | | | | | | The water village of Xi'Tang was a dreamy maze of ancient canals, boats, stone facades, incense-perfumed temples, red lanterns, narrow alleyways and market stalls, packed with sights, sounds and scents that tantalized at every turn. From the wafting odor of an elderly woman frying up Stinky Tofu ... Read More | | | | | | After an impressive introduction to Shanghai, I naturally expected to hit a few low points. Bizarrely enough though, they all happened in one day - the day I decided to book a day trip to Hangzhou, a popular tourist destination two hours from Shanghai. The Gray Line tour company promised stops... Read More | | | | | | Damn straight, I had the dumplings. Within minutes of arriving at Amelia's Shanghai pad, we were off to the city's popular Xintiandi complex to meet her pals at Din Tai Fung for superlative Soup Dumplings (pictured above), delicate morsels filled with pork and crab, oozing an unctuous broth slick... Read More | | | | | | Got back after my 16-hour flight with a mean case of jet lag -- and just in time to vote in this historic election. Will post Shanghai and Beijing details soon. And, until then, let me say that the airline food in economy class on Cathay Pacific was surprisingly OK. Not restaurant worthy, but d... Read More | | | |
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